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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedDecember 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.
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PublishedOctober 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?
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedOctober 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.
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PublishedSeptember 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.Â
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