CMP gets a key state approval for its hydropower corridor

Bangor Daily News: Central Maine Power Co. on Monday received the third key state permit needed for its proposed transmission corridor stretching from the Quebec border to Lewiston, although a challenge awaits the project at the ballot box this November.

The state Department of Environmental Projection issued a permit after over two years of review, building on two other permits CMP has received from the state. The Maine Land Use Planning Commission issued a permit in January, and the state’s public utilities commission issued its permit last April.

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