Holding Central Maine Power accountable

MAINE AUDUBON • June 15, 2026

When development projects—no matter how big or small—impact Maine’s natural resources, especially those that are ecologically unique, the state’s environmental agencies direct companies to avoid or minimize impacts as much as possible, and if they cannot accomplish that, mitigate and/or compensate for losses to natural resources. CMP’s NECEC transmission corridor permit required them to protect and connect 50,000 acres of predominantly mature forest habitat within the vicinity of the project as that was a central habitat type that was lost due to the creation of the new transmission line. CMP’s plan to make up for these losses is a failure. ~ Francesca "Ches" Gundrum, Maine Audubon