Aroostook power corridor faces opposition from landowners
In a scenario reminiscent of similar battles, plans for a transmission corridor are being pushed by politicians but fought by those directly affected.
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In a scenario reminiscent of similar battles, plans for a transmission corridor are being pushed by politicians but fought by those directly affected.
In a scenario reminiscent of similar battles, plans for transmission lines are being pushed by key politicians but fought by locals.
Over 50 years, Eric and Rebecca Rolfson have created a rural oasis in this central Maine farming community. On 123 acres, they have hand-built a log cabin and renovated a 200- year-old family farmhouse. They have created a maple syrup business, cultivated hayfields that serve local dairy farmers and cut a community trail system through their woods. This is where they plan to grow old, on land where Eric Rolfson’s parents are buried. So they were shocked last July when they received a letter from LS Power, a New York City-based power and transmission system developer...
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The plant to link a new Aroostook County wind farm to the regional grid has been controversial for the 140- to 160-mile transmission corridor it would need.