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PublishedJanuary 26, 2021
Maine Voices: Has delay become a strategy for blocking needed large-scale projects?
After 40 months of regulatory proceedings, CMP has secured every needed state and federal approval for the NECEC power line. It should be allowed to go ahead with it.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2021
Controversial power project gets final permit, but CMP may have to wait for construction to start
A federal appeals court called a halt to some work pending further review of a legal case brought by foes of the hydropower transmission line through western Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
In the Maine woods, preparations signal imminent start of CMP power line project
In court papers Monday, the developer says access road plowing started Monday and construction is expected to begin on or about Jan. 18.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Québec First Nations assert CMP’s corridor will trample ancestral lands
A coalition of three Québec First Nations are asserting that the hydropower to be transmitted through Central Maine Power's New England Clean Energy Connect would be generated without their consent or consultation.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2020
Opponents of CMP corridor ask judge to prevent construction
The Appalachian Mountain Club, the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine have filed a motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent work from starting on the corridor in December.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2020
Maine Voices: New plan to kill CMP corridor will have unintended consequences
The latest referendum push wouldn't just block this project but would also create hurdles for other clean-energy proposals.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Mainers encouraged to apply for jobs on controversial power line
Work on the $1 billion project is expected to being in mid-November.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Groups file lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers over CMP corridor analysis
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine allege the Army Corps failed to rigorously assess the transmission corridor project's environmental impact.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Maine Voices: Canada’s ‘Atlantic Loop’ power grid could bring big value to Maine
Maine should get in on the planning early as the four Atlantic provinces and Quebec weigh a grand proposal for clean energy.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2020
Our View: Maine supreme court upholds rule of law in NECEC case
All power emanates from the people in our system, but there are limits.
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