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Central Maine Power Company (CMP) plans to invest up to $1.5 billion to keep its bulk power grid reliable and as a part of a broader effort to address economic and environmental concerns of electricity customers statewide. The Maine Power Reliability Program will create an average of 2,100 jobs with a peak of 3,327 jobs and add $289 million to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Maine over four years.
“Our first responsibility is to keep the transmission grid reliable,” said Sara Burns, President of Central Maine Power. “We're updating a system built almost four decades ago, because Maine's needs are so different today. This is a critical investment to make sure we can keep the lights on. As a state, we're also facing enormous economic and environmental challenges. Our plan is necessary to allow the development of clean, renewable electricity resources in Maine as a step to reducing our dependence on high-priced oil and natural gas.”
