BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 1, 2021
Gov. Janet Mills reiterated support for the embattled Central Maine Power Co. corridor on Wednesday as she announced a new $25 million for local infrastructure and clean-energy projects. One of the corridor’s major supporters, Mills had asked CMP to halt its work on the corridor after Maine voters overwhelmingly approved a Nov. 2 referendum aimed at blocking the project. Her administration suspended a key permit for the project last week, citing the vote. The ballot question’s constitutionality is now being debated in court as the project hangs in the balance. Mills said the “whole reason” for the project was to support regional clean energy goals. She reiterated that hydropower is a clean source of power, something critics have questioned.