Community solar farms, which sprouted after a 2019 law went into effect, now face challenges including higher costs for Mainers and glitches in hooking up to the grid.
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On day 4 of CMP corridor trial, jurors hear details of project timing
A civil trial could determine the fate of the stalled New England Clean Energy Connect power line project, and Thursday’s testimony focused on tasks such as clearing trees and installing poles.
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On third day, CMP corridor trial zeroes in on construction timing
The fate of the New England Clean Energy Connect project could hinge on when work began along the 145-mile corridor through western Maine – and why.
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Power line construction moved ahead on good-faith schedule, jurors told
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.
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Long-awaited trial over future of CMP electricity corridor gets underway
Five years in the making, the trial that could determine the fate of the 145-mile electricity transmission corridor is expected to last 7 days in state Business and Consumer Court.
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Secretary of state OK’s wording for ballot question that could block public utility
If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
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Maine Voices: Youth need adults to stop CMP corridor once and for all
Although the project was roundly rejected at the ballot box in 2021, CMP refuses to give up and has chosen a divisive path that ignores the will of Maine people.
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War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power’s parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
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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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President Biden approves disaster declaration for December storm damage
The declaration unlocks federal public assistance funding for Franklin, Knox, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties.