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Maine Supreme Court rules in favor of CMP’s lease for power line

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 29, 2022

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A partially completed tower and a finished tower are seen in a section of the NECEC corridor along Route 201 in Bingham last year. Gregory Rec/Staff Photographer The Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday ruled that Central Maine Power Co. had a valid lease to cross less than a mile of the state’s public lands in order to build a $1 billion electricity transmission line. The ruling overturns a 2021 , in which Superior Court Justice Michaela... + full article



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