PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 26, 2021
Central Maine Power’s NECEC project has weathered 40 months of state and federal regulatory proceedings; millions of dollars have been expended; every required permit and approval is in hand. It has prevailed in all court cases that have concluded. Now it faces a 1st Circuit delay of indeterminate length and more costs. When is enough, enough? When do “due process” safeguards, strung out by opponent delays, become unfair, a denial of CMP’s “due process” rights – a barrier to providing essential infrastructure? ~ Orlando E. Delogu, emeritus professor, UMaine School of Law