Source document
NECEC Transmission: referendum and vested-rights decision
Maine Supreme Judicial Court
The court remanded for factual findings on vested rights; this was not itself the later jury verdict or an operating authorization.
Open the original source ↗- Record type
- Court opinion
- Publication date / scope
- 2022-08-30
- Last checked
- 2026-09-07
- Relevant location
- Paragraphs 2, 20 and 51–53; disposition on pages 38–39
- Stable source ID
- necec-2022-opinion
Where this source is used
Blocked in 2021. Carrying power in 2026.
- The Maine Supreme Judicial Court records the November 2, 2021 vote and the resulting restrictions that effectively halted the project. Public record
- The 2022 court decision required further factual findings on vested rights; Avangrid reported a favorable Cumberland County jury verdict on April 20, 2023. Reported finding
New England Clean Energy Connect
The 1,200 MW line entered commercial operation on January 16, 2026, after a referendum and litigation interrupted its development. Last documented milestone: January 16, 2026.