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PORTLAND, Maine -- 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.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — 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.

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In a rare move, a jury in Maine 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.

A battle over a $1 billion transmission line that won regulatory approvals only to be rebuked in a referendum now comes down to nine regular folks

A nine-person jury will decide the fate of an approved transmission line that would supply Canadian hydropower to New England, which Maine voters rejected.

Battle between New England Clean Energy Connect and state residents that oppose it hinges on whether developers have a vested right to complete the 233-kilometre project

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 (233-kilometer) project, which would supply Canadian hydropower to the New England power grid.

The jury will decide on the constitutionality of a statewide referendum that rejected the project, and whether its developers have vested rights to complete the project.

The battle over a $1 billion green energy transmission line that won all regulatory approvals only to be rebuked by Maine residents in a retroactive referendum is going to a jury.