PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 2, 2022
A subsidiary of energy delivery giant Consolidated Edison Inc. is proposing a new transmission line aimed at connecting an anticipated fleet of wind, solar and biomass energy projects in northern Maine to New England’s electrical grid. Con Edison Transmission Inc. announced plans Wednesday to build the Maine Power Link project, which could deliver up to 1,200 megawatts of renewable energy to the regional transmission system in southern Maine. The proposal comes four months after Maine voters rejected ongoing efforts by Central Maine Power’s domestic parent company, Avangrid, to build the $1 billion New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line through western Maine. That project, which has a capacity similar to the ConEd proposal, is partially built but on hold pending court challenges.