Maine Judge Nixes $1B Hydropower Project Restart For Now

Abstract

Central Maine Power has said that it has already invested $450-million to develop the project. The 145-mile New England Clean Energy Connect project would deliver up to 1,200 MW of hydropower from Quebec through western Maine to supply Massachusetts. There are no referendums on the 2022 ballot related to the project. The Maine Public Utilities Commission is expected to select a bid by November. The company hopes to have the project in service by 2024. A new 53-mile section had to be cut to reach the Canadian border. There were no referentums. The project is a critical component of the state’s energy future. It is designed to deliver hydroelectric power or hydroelectric and hydroelectric combined with wind power.