Archive - Protect Maine Farmland

Transmission Line Updates

No new news in Maine. Check out a group in Maryland dealing with the same sort problem.

Aug 18

Solar panels on farmland.

Maine DACF seeking public comments on LD 1881 Rulemaking

Aug 15

May 2024

$100,000,000 appraisal

In 2012 Maine reviewed a plan to bury 176 miles of High Voltage DC next to the highway.

May 20

Transmission Line: RFI released

The preliminary step to a new procurement was posted this afternoon.

May 11

April 2024

Urgent: Support Dairy Farms in Maine

If LD 2188 doesn't pass, most dairy farms could go out of business

Apr 6

Eminent domain bill passes Senate and House

Feasibility Study passes house, goes to Senate next week

Apr 4

March 2024

Good news: legislative update

The two bills we support unanimously approved by committee

Mar 16

Where's the next line going?

ISO-NE 2050 transmission planning study

Mar 8

Competition in a market leads to lower prices, right?

This is the big question that is playing out right before our eyes. In Maine it led to the high-impact transmission line proposed across thousands of…

Mar 5

Legislative Update

Three bills we care about have work sessions on March 5th

Mar 4

January 2024

Public Hearing on Eminent Domain Bill

January 23rd, 2024, 1pm. Please provide testimony.

Jan 21

LD 2087 - An Act to Prevent Eminent Domain

Public Hearing Scheduled - Jan. 23

Published on Landowners' Voice • Jan 13

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