Opinion: Powerline should not cut through central Maine farms

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 8, 2023

About a month ago we, along with hundreds of other Mainers, received a letter informing us that our land would be impacted by a proposed transmission line project. The Aroostook Renewable Gateway project being developed by LS Power Grid Maine will deliver electricity from a new wind farm in Aroostook County to the New England power grid. To the extent this project will produce renewable energy, reduce CO2 emissions and benefit the citizens of Maine, we support it. But we do not support creating a new transmission corridor through beautiful and productive farmland that is a valuable community resource in many different ways. We call on LS power and the state of Maine to return to the drawing board and create a plan that will reduce the impact of this project on farmland that we and our community hold so dearly and that provides you and your loved ones with wholesome, nutritious food. ~ Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm in Dixmont, and Jesse Haskell, dairy farmer in Palermo