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.
Jury Holds Key to Fate of $1 Billion Transmission Project usnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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