BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 10, 2022
With the Central Maine Power Co. corridor stalled and in legal jeopardy, Massachusetts energy regulators who hold the keys to the project are preparing alternatives in the event of its potential defeat. Replacing the contracted amount of energy from NECEC could require an additional 8 gigawatts of ground-mounted solar arrays. But Maine energy is not out of the running. Massachusetts is considering a northern Maine transmission line connecting renewables to the New England grid as authorized by the Legislature as a potential alternative. One of the proposals, Maine Power Link, would generate 1,200 megawatts, the same amount NECEC is expected to create.