PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 10, 2022
Roughly seven months after Maine voters endorsed a law aimed at preventing the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line from moving ahead, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday heard conflicting arguments from the project’s supporters and opponents that could lead to a final decision about the fate of the five-year old venture. One case centers on whether the project has a valid lease to cross state land; the other case focuses on how the new, voter-approved law affects the project’s rights along its chosen route.