In Maine, Jury To Decide Fate Of $1B Hydropower Transmission Project
View Source | April 11, 2023 9:50 am
- A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won all regulatory approvals only to be rebuked by state residents in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks.
- In a rare move, a jury is being asked to decide a complicated constitutional matter — whether developers have a vested right to complete the 145-mile project, which would supply Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid.
- The constitutionality of the statewide referendum on the project depends on the jury’s decision on the narrow vested-rights issue.
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