FILE-- In this Aug. 16, 2011 file photograph, transmission lines are shown north of Hanover, Ontario, Canada. Massachusetts officials are demanding to know whether a hydro project that was rejected by New Hampshire regulators is still a viable option to delivering clean energy to the state by 2020. The $1.6 billion Northern Pass project was set to bring hydropower from Canada by creating a transmission line through New Hampshire for customers in southern New England. (Colin Perkel /The Canadian Press via AP)
FILE-- In this Aug. 16, 2011 file photograph, transmission lines are shown north of Hanover, Ontario, Canada. Massachusetts officials are demanding to know whether a hydro project that was rejected by New Hampshire regulators is still a viable option to delivering clean energy to the state by 2020. The $1.6 billion Northern Pass project was set to bring hydropower from Canada by creating a transmission line through New Hampshire for customers in southern New England. (Colin Perkel /The Canadian Press via AP) Credit: Colin Perkel

Concord — The company behind the Northern Pass hydropower project is offering to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to ease concerns that it would negatively impact local communities, businesses and tourism in New Hampshire.

Eversource New Hampshire President Bill Quinlan said the company on Wednesday submitted a request from the Site Evaluation Committee to rehear the $1.6 billion project that was set to deliver hydropower from Canada to customers in southern New England through a 192-mile transmission line in New Hampshire.

Regulators rejected the project earlier this month over concerns about potential negative impacts. The committee has 10 days to approve or reject the rehearing request.

As part of the request, Eversource said it is offering up to $300 million in reductions to low-income and business customers in the state.

It also is offering to allocate $95 million from a previously announced $200 million community fund — $25 million to compensate for declining property values, $25 million for economic development and $25 million to promote tourism in affected areas. Another $20 million would fund energy efficiency programs. It is proposing to switch to a less invasive digging method in laying down the transmission lines that would go through the town of Plymouth, where businesses have complained about potential disruptions.

“Given the urgent need for cleaner, more affordable energy in the region, it is important that we present for consideration a solution that addresses the legitimate concerns raised during deliberations,” Quinlan said.