The budget adopted Monday allows transmission service agreements to be renegotiated and additional costs to be passed along to Massachusetts ratepayers.
CMP project
Posted inBusiness, News
Work can resume on CMP power-line project, jury rules
Construction of the 145-mile line through western Maine has been stalled since a 2021 voter referendum that opposed the $1 billion project.
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Future of CMP power line corridor now rests in jury’s hands
Closing arguments in a civil trial focused on whether developers of the stalled 145-mile line sped up construction simply to gain legal rights to continue building.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
After 5 days of trial over CMP corridor, many questions remain
In a week of proceedings, the trial over the fate of the Central Maine Power-backed corridor has often involved debate around the type of construction work performed.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
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.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Introducing Maine’s latest bogeyman: Retroactivity!
They once cheered for their high-impact electric transmission project. Now, Question 1 opponents hide from it.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
DEP says no permit violated in clearing Maine woods for corridor transmission line
The 145-mile power line project dubbed the New England Clean Energy Connect would serve as a conduit for up to 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Court lifts injunction on CMP transmission corridor project
The appeals court said opponents of the project are unlikely to win a lawsuit seeking to block its construction.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, Nation & World
Clean energy megaprojects, including in Maine, divide environmentalists
America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups have disparate opinions about large-scale renewable energy projects that could rise during President Biden’s tenure.
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Millions pour in to groups fighting, supporting western Maine power line
The goal of the New England Clean Energy Connect is to bring 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to the New England grid.