BANGOR DAILY NEWS • October 13, 2021
Representatives on both sides of the fight over the $1 billion hydropower corridor debated Wednesday whether lawmakers or regulators should ultimately decide the fate of large-scale transmission projects in a virtual forum hosted by the Bangor Daily News. The details of the regulatory process have been one of the less-explored policy questions during a campaign that has exceeded $60 million in spending, as proponents of the project led by Central Maine Power Co. tout the need for more power and economic benefits while detractors denounce the construction in western Maine and question the project’s merits.