PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 12, 2021
After three years of dispute and debate, and despite ongoing court challenges and a pending voter referendum, work is finally set to begin to create a 54-foot-wide path for hydroelectricity from Quebec that ultimately will be earmarked for customers in Massachusetts. The developer says access road plowing started Monday and construction is expected to begin on or about Jan. 18. NECEC has made it clear that time is of the essence. A six-month delay would cost CMP an additional $31 million, while a one-year delay would raise that to $37 million.