PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 17, 2020
A Central Maine Power Co. affiliate has signed an additional $7 million worth of contracts with four Maine companies for work related to its controversial power transmission corridor project through western Maine. New England Clean Energy Connect LLC already has committed hundreds of million of dollars to contractors to perform work despite a looming referendum vote in November that seeks to halt the project by reversing a previous regulatory approval. The contracts will ensure the production of 17,000 mats for the project.