Maine’s high court upholds CMP lease of public land key to $1 billion power line

NECEC

Published
November 29, 2022

Maine’s high court upholds CMP lease of public land key to $1 billion power line

The Supreme Judicial Court finds that Central Maine Power has a valid lease of public land that would be crossed by the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
Published
October 21, 2022

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.
Published
October 19, 2022

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.
Published
October 3, 2022

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.
Published
September 27, 2022

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.
Published
July 21, 2022

State environmental board lets permit stand for transmission line project

But the energy corridor's fate still hinges on a Maine Supreme Court ruling on the validity of a 2021 referendum that was designed to kill the $1 billion construction project.
Published
July 20, 2022

Two years after appeal, Maine regulatory board meets on CMP power line permit

Opponents press the Board of Environmental Protection to give the project another public hearing; a vote is set for Thursday.
Published
May 16, 2022

State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting

In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.
Published
May 10, 2022

Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.
Published
May 6, 2022

Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court

On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.