SUN JOURNAL • February 4, 2023
We will do well to remember that the campaign against the New England Clean Energy Connect project was funded by fossil fuel interests that pumped more than $20 million into Maine to sway voters. Companies like Calpine and NextEra are now reaping the rewards of their investment at our expense, recording billions in profits. The Maine Supreme Court has already ruled that the referendum to kill it may very well be unconstitutional. No project should be retroactively killed. The New England energy grid needs to become more diverse. The NECEC goes a long way to doing just that. ~ Clayton Putnam, Livermore Falls