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New England Clean Energy Connect

Published
December 11, 2022

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.
Published
November 30, 2022

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.
Published
October 21, 2022

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.
Published
October 9, 2022

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.
Published
October 3, 2022

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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Published
September 27, 2022

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.
Published
May 24, 2022

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.
Published
May 16, 2022

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.
Published
February 16, 2022

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.
Published
February 6, 2022

Three months after referendum, NECEC battles for survival amid legal challenges

Opponents are trying to kill the NECEC project for good in 2022, with key legal battles pending over the next few months.