Joe Biden’s energy secretary wants Mainers to back the CMP corridor

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 28, 2021

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on Thursday encouraged Mainers to vote no in next week’s referendum aiming to block the Central Maine Power corridor, citing the project’s clean-energy benefits for New England. It is notable because it is rare for Cabinet members to weigh in directly on a state referendum. Mainers will vote Tuesday on a ballot question aiming to block the construction of the $1 billion corridor, a 145-mile transmission line that would bring hydropower from Canada to connect with New England’s power grid.