Power line campaign is most expensive in Maine history
ABC News
Mainers are wading into uncharted territory in a battle over a 145-mile (233-kilometer) electricity transmission line
PORTLAND, Maine -- Mainers have weighed in on a number of high-profile ballot questions — casinos, universal health care, marijuana legalization, assisted suicide, abortion and same-sex marriage, to name a few.
None of them come close to the level of spending as the battle over a 145-mile (233-kilometer) electricity transmission line.
More than $90 million from utilities has flowed into the fight over the $1 billion project funded by ratepayers in Massachusetts that supporters say would remove carbon from the environment and provide needed electricity.
The high-stakes campaign put environmental and conservation groups at odds, and pitted utilities backing the project against operators of fossil fuel-powered plants that stand to lose money.
