MAINE PUBLIC • October 20, 2020
Central Maine Power’s controversial proposal for a transmission line through western Maine continues to draw attention from regulators and opponents. On Tuesday morning, the Maine Public Utilities Commission gave its final approval for a spinoff company to own and operate the project. The new company is called NECEC LLC, for the New England Clean Energy Connect. PUC commissioners also turned down a complaint from independent U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn, who alleged the Commission failed to properly value and seek compensation for economic harms the transmission line would cause. Separately today, the Sierra Club filed a Freedom of Information suit against the Department of Energy seeking documents related to what’s called a “Presidential Permit” the project needs.