BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 16, 2021
Maine’s voter-approved law blocking the controversial hydropower corridor will take effect Sunday after a judge denied a request from the corridor’s builders to stop itless than 24 hours after hearing arguments in the case. Judge Michael Duddy of the Business and Consumer Court in Portland denied a request from backers of the $1 billion corridor who tried to stop the law on grounds that the November referendum was unconstitutional and that they had made significant investments in good faith. In a 55-page ruling, he said NECEC Transmission LLC and Avangrid Networks Inc., two companies affiliated with Central Maine Power Co., did not meet the burden of proof for a preliminary injunction.