BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 11, 2020
Central Maine Power Co. on Monday received the third key state permit needed for its proposed transmission corridor stretching from the Quebec border to Lewiston, although a challenge awaits the project at the ballot box this November. The state Department of Environmental Projection issued a permit, building on two other permits CMP has received from the state. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission voted to grant the project a land-use certification in January, and the state’s public utilities commission approved its permit for the project in April 2019. CMP has been actively pursuing the project despite the looming referendum challenge in November.