PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 9, 2026
Maine utility regulators will soon deliberate whether to allow a transmission upgrade project running throughout the greater Portland area, and some abutters are sprinting to oppose the project in time. Falmouth residents — primarily organized under the Alliance for Responsible Infrastructure, which includes concerned abutters of the project from neighboring communities — claim Central Maine Power’s proposed Greater Portland Transmission Upgrades Project would negatively impact the health, property value and woodlands of their communities.