PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 11, 2020
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a permit to Central Maine Power Co. for construction of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission corridor project through western Maine. The $1 billion project now only needs approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a presidential permit to cross the Canadian border. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission and Public Utilities Commission already have issued their own respective permits for the project, but opponents of the corridor are seeking to have the PUC’s approval overturned via a voter referendum on the November ballot.