On day 4 of CMP corridor trial, jurors hear details of project timing

Apr 13

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 13, 2023

Jurors in the New England Clean Energy Connect trial heard conflicting explanations Thursday about why work on the power-line corridor began earlier in 2021 than planned – and jumped around to different locations. The numerous questions sprang from one that’s central to the case: Did the NECEC developers, affiliated with Central Maine Power, speed up the work schedule to claim “vested rights” for the project?

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