It recognized that Vermont utilities import large quantities of electricity from Quebec and the provincial utility Hydro-Quebec is a major supplier of Vermont electric power.

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For example, the Northeast Mutual Assistance group ranges from Hydro One in Ontario, to Hydro-Quebec and the eastern Canadian utilities, and down throughout New England to Rhode Island.

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It draws on both art and industry, says Jin Choi, citing the twin inspirations of Giacometti's spindly, elongated sculptures, and massed pylons marching away from a hydro-electric scheme in Quebec.

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