PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 24, 2022
The opposition to the New England Clean Energy Connect project was funded almost exclusively by fossil fuel companies, including companies like NextEra and Calpine. I hope our court system will clear the path for NECEC and other renewable-energy projects. We need to increase more renewable sources of energy into the New England power grid. Only then will we see prices stabilize and hopefully go down but also see new economic opportunities for the state and the people who call Maine home. Let’s get this project completed and work off it, which will improve the entire state and the people. ~ James Gilboy, South Portland