The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Wednesday that equipment must be upgraded at a New Hampshire power plant so the transmission line can connect to the regional grid.
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Future of Aroostook clean energy project may hinge on Massachusetts
Before a multibillion-dollar transmission line and wind farm are built in northern Maine, officials in Massachusetts must determine if the project will benefit that state’s residents.
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Commentary: Maine should welcome clean, reliable, affordable hydropower
As electricity prices escalate and the legal process unfolds, let’s take stock of the adverse climate and energy changes since the 2021 referendum.
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Judge denies request to continue work on NECEC transmission corridor
Lawyers for the CMP-backed project to bring hydropower from Quebec through western Maine had asked a court to reconsider an injunction halting the work while the case progresses.
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Insight: Defeat by delay: A tale of clean energy and dirty money
The next hearing in the NECEC case won’t take place until April. Maine should not allow the national oil and gas industry to stall clean-energy development.
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Maine DEP wants sections of proposed NECEC corridor cleaned up
The project to build a power transmission line through western Maine is suspended, but the state said the contractor must clean up crane mats and previously cut trees.
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Judge schedules April trial in electricity corridor case
The latest phase of a lawsuit will determine whether the builders of the 145-mile transmission line had done enough work to have ‘vested rights’ in the project, which would nullify a state referendum vote to block it.
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State board to take up power line permit appeal in mid-July
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection rescheduled the meetings, originally set for this month, because of COVID-19 concerns.
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State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting
In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.
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NECEC lays out legal argument against power line ban in newly filed legal briefs
The developers of the 145-mile transmission line are appealing a lower court’s ruling to the state supreme court, saying it is unconstitutionally retroactive.