New England Clean Energy Connect, backed by Central Maine Power and its affiliates, was repeatedly forced to change timeframes, lawyers for the project said on the second day of a civil trial.
CMP transmission line
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?
The fight over the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission line has become a multimillion-dollar industry of its own.
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Posted inThe Franklin Journal
Tom Saviello considering run for governor
Saviello, a Wilton selectperson and prominent opponent of the NECEC corridor, expects to make his decision sometime in February.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Pot, power, pandemic and pasta: Just some of our top news stories of 2021
COVID-19 set the tone for the year — again — but other stories ranging from tragic to twisted, from havoc to housing, took top billing.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Judge allows voter-approved ban on power line to take effect
He finds that Avangrid did not make its case that the measure passed by voters in November should not become law on Sunday.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Judge hears arguments in power line case days before voter-approved law takes effect
Judge Michael Duddy said he will decide within the next two days whether to grant an injunction to keep Maine’s law banning the project from taking effect.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
NECEC is halting payments while work on Maine energy corridor is suspended
The developers of a 145-mile transmission line through the state agreed to suspend work but said that also means payments for benefits will be held back.
Posted inElections, Maine
Question 1: Voters soundly reject power line corridor
Tuesday’s outcome is a repudiation of the NECEC transmission line project, but power line supporters vowed to fight the measure in court.
Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Maine voters weigh in on big issues: Electricity, roads, food
In Portland, residents also will vote on a referendum that would limit the size of future homeless shelters.