Groups for and against the creation of Pine Tree Power, a nonprofit electric utility, say they have petitions that would create competing referendums.
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Judge denies request to continue work on NECEC transmission corridor
Lawyers for the CMP-backed project to bring hydropower from Quebec through western Maine had asked a court to reconsider an injunction halting the work while the case progresses.
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Judge weighs whether work can resume on building CMP corridor
Lawyers for the 145-mile electricity transmission project said work needs to get going soon or it won’t be economically viable.
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Maine small businesses will get help with spiking electricity bills
A state program will provide credits of more than $2,000 to hundreds of businesses to provide relief from high electric rates.
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Maine DEP wants sections of proposed NECEC corridor cleaned up
The project to build a power transmission line through western Maine is suspended, but the state said the contractor must clean up crane mats and previously cut trees.
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Judge schedules April trial in electricity corridor case
The latest phase of a lawsuit will determine whether the builders of the 145-mile transmission line had done enough work to have ‘vested rights’ in the project, which would nullify a state referendum vote to block it.
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Winds from Fiona cause power outages in Maine
Much of the outages were in Somerset County, with 1,009 customers in the dark at one point.
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Our View: CMP rate debate needs to be as farsighted as possible
That the grid is in need of urgent repair and reinforcement is in no doubt. What’s not clear is how it should be financed.
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Effects of climate change underlie CMP rate hike request
Everyone wants a stronger grid. But can beleaguered customers afford it now?
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Maine Supreme Judicial Court sends CMP corridor case back to lower court
The state’s high court ruled Tuesday that a referendum blocking the transmission line would be unconstitutional if a lower court determines the project was already too far along at the time of the vote.