NECEC Transmission LLC is a clean energy development company, currently in the permitting process to build New England's largest hydropower project, the New England Clean Energy Connect. Commonly referred to as the “Clean Energy Corridor,” the company has awarded more than $300 million in contracts to Maine-based Cianbro in a joint venture with Irby Construction, Sargent Electric, and Northern Clearing, Inc. (NCI) to build and upgrade transmission lines and provide land-clearing for the project. Sargent Electric and NCI have significant employee presence in Maine and are IBEW Local 104 contractors. The companies will subcontract work to other Maine-based suppliers, contractors and consultants with preference for hiring Maine workers when possible. Before the creation of NECEC Transmission LLC, the New England Clean Energy Connect was a project of AVANGRID, Inc., part of the IBERDROLA Group. A leading, sustainable energy company with $36 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states. AVANGRID has two primary lines of business: Avangrid Networks and Avangrid Renewables.