No matter how the vote goes, a war over competing visions for Maine’s energy future could drag on well into 2022 or beyond.
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Seabrook plant dispute over NECEC power line could hinder clean-energy effort, Massachusetts says
The federal-level fight represents yet another obstacle for the western Maine transmission line roughly a week before Maine voters will weigh in on a ballot question aimed at killing the project.
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Should permit for NECEC power line be revoked? Maine regulator hears arguments
The hearing comes two months after a judge ruled that Maine failed to follow proper procedures when it granted the developer a lease to cross two parcels of public land.
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Here’s what you need to know about Question 1
CMP’s $1 billion project has been painted both as a clean-energy link and as a scar across the Maine landscape, and some ads have made it seem to be about something other than a power transmission line.
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One crucial mile creates wide gap for power line project
The New England Clean Energy Connect project’s future could hinge on whether it can cross over a short section of public land.
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Mainers will pay more to heat their homes this winter
Following drastically reduced prices during the coronavirus pandemic’s first year, energy costs have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.
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Documents reveal spending, legal strategy for embattled power line project
Avangrid Corp. has spent $350 million on the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project and has developed contingency plans for its legal challenges.
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Maine’s high court backs CMP’s use of disconnection notices
Plaintiffs had argued that the utility acted unreasonably when it sent the notices as the pandemic worsened last winter.
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Maine utility regulators order preliminary probe of CMP management structure
The Public Utilities Commission has asked Central Maine Power to produce a ‘performance plan’ that outlines how the utility will maintain progress on recent improvements and address concerns raised by a recent audit.
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Canadian dam owner sues Maine over alleged effort to remove 4 Kennebec River dams
Brookfield Renewable argues state agencies are violating a binding river management agreement in their fight over the future of Atlantic salmon.