Opponents of $1 billion CMP power line have enough signatures for referendum

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Published
January 21, 2021

Opponents of $1 billion CMP power line have enough signatures for referendum

It’s the second referendum drive aimed at stopping the project.
Published
December 30, 2020

Environmental groups ask federal appeals court to stall CMP corridor project

But a judge denied their request for an injunction to stop the project from proceeding pending the appeal.
Published
December 2, 2020

CMP says delay will cost millions, as judge hears challenge to corridor

Environmental groups are contesting a permit for the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect project, but CMP says even a six-month delay will cost $31 million.
Published
October 24, 2020

CMP goes back to the future in bid to calm customers, short-circuit revolt

Under fire, Central Maine Power has rehired a beloved former CEO, David Flanagan, and revived a once-popular ad campaign. Will those actions sway public opinion?
Published
October 11, 2020

Chops Point residents not satisfied with CMP’s solution to tower lights complaints

With the radar system installed, CMP Project Manager Jenna Muzzy said the tower lights will remain off 70% to 80% of the time, but they will come on automatically in poor weather, such as heavy rain and snow.
Published
October 8, 2020

New England Clean Energy Connect may start construction in November, despite opposition

Thorn Dickinson, CEO and president of NECEC Transmission LLC, spoke about the CMP Corridor project at Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast while legislators opposed to the project asked for equal time.
Published
September 30, 2020

Strong winds cut power in southern Midcoast, damage Chocolate Church steeple

No CMP customer in Arrowsic, Georgetown or Phippsburg had power restored as of 4 p.m. Wednesday with no estimated restoration time, according to CMP spokeswoman Catherine Hartnett.
Published
September 29, 2020

Weather delays CMP’s solution to lights on Chops Point towers

CMP Spokeswoman Catherine Hartnett said the final phase of testing the radar requires a pilot to fly an aircraft for about half a day to ensure the radar can detect it in all parts of the designated space that would trigger the lights to come on.
Published
September 17, 2020

Opponents of CMP corridor launch second referendum effort

Foes of the project, which would carry hydroelectric power from Quebec to Lewiston, are targeting the Legislature this time instead of regulators.
Published
September 14, 2020

Town officials say CMP agreement is another example of utility being a ‘bad neighbor’

A group of athletic fields in Brunswick are technically within Central Maine Power’s powerline easement, and ahead of its plans to reconstruct the Brunswick to Topsham line, the utility is requiring the town sign a use agreement in order to keep the playgrounds and sports facilities.