BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 13, 2020
Two groups opposing the November referendum aiming to kill Central Maine Power’s proposed hydropower corridor have spent nearly $9.5 million since last year, foreshadowing a fight that is on track to be the most expensive of its kind in Maine history. Clean Energy Matters, a PAC funded by Central Maine Power, spent more than $5 million during the first quarter of 2020, according to a report filed with the Maine Ethics Commission, after spending $2.3 million during the final months of 2019. A second group funded by the Canadian company Hydro-Quebec has an additional $2 million.