During a recent hearing before the Public
Utilities Commission an expert witness questioned the need for the
significant power line upgrade between Saco and Old Orchard Beach requested by Central Maine Power. KeepMeCurrent writes:
According to Saco Development Director Peter Morelli, a utility construction expert hired by the Public Utilities Commission to review the power company’s proposal testified that staff had overestimated the base electricity load demand, the peak load demand and the amount of growth in demand when looking at the upgrade from 45-kilovolt lines to 115-kilovolt lines
The project has been controversial in Saco because of the proposed route for the high-powered transmission lines. In fact, residents of the Jenkins Road-Chelsea Circle-Saco Middle School neighborhoods – with help from city officials – have been fighting the proposal since 2006.
