Por: Portland Press Herald Nation May 17, 2023
Construction of the stalled 145-mile electricity transmission line through western Maine can soon resume, after the Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday said it has lifted its suspension order for the project. The department halted work on the New England Clean Energy Connect line in November 2021, after Mainers voted in a citizen referendum to kill the project. Among the legal fights that ensued, NECEC’s backers sued over a claim... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation April 19, 2023
The landmark trial that could decide the fate of the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect power line moved closer to a climax on Tuesday after the defense rested its case. Closing arguments are scheduled for Wednesday, followed by an anticipated verdict from the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation April 15, 2023
An expert on transmission line construction told jurors in the New England Clean Energy Connect trial Friday that project developers did not speed up their work to gain a critical legal standing known as vested rights. Just the opposite, said William Berkowitz, a senior managing... + más
Storm surge: To get lights back on, Maine pays a premium for crews from away | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation April 13, 2023
Dates and details of work along the stalled western Maine power line corridor dominated testimony in the third day of a jury trial that could help decide the project’s fate. Attorneys on Wednesday dwelled at times on whether tree clearing along the New England Clean Energy... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Business March 26, 2023
The New England Clean Energy Connect power line would stretch 145 miles through western Maine, but work has been halted since November 2021. In this file photo, Jim Boyle, environmental compliance coordinator for NECEC, stands near a section of the line’s corridor in Johnson... + más
CMP, Versant both score last in satisfaction survey of utility customers | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion February 07, 2023
For two decades my public policy practice has represented individuals, organizations and companies in opposing grid-scale renewable-energy projects. My initial and lasting counsel to all such clients is to avoid being labeled “NIMBY” by basing the opposition on a sober... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation February 03, 2023
A federal ruling about a New Hampshire power plant has removed a technical hurdle for the stalled Maine transmission line project backed by Central Maine Power. The regulatory decision settles between Avangrid Inc., the domestic parent company of Central Maine Power Co. and... + más
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 03, 2022
The state has ordered the contractor for the New England Clean Energy Connect project to clear crane mats and trees it previously cut from parts of the planned 145-mile power line corridor between Quebec and Lewiston. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said Monday... + más
Judge schedules April trial in electricity corridor case | Portland Press Herald
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