Avangrid’s $1 Billion Power Line Prevails in Maine Court (2)

A Maine jury granted a reprieve to Avangrid Inc.’s proposed transmission line that would send renewable energy from Canada to New England, allowing the $1-billion project to push ahead.

The developer of the New England Clean Energy Connect line was acting in good faith as it continued construction ahead of a state referendum to block the project, according to a unanimous verdict announced Thursday. The decision means the project may lawfully proceed, Avangrid said in a statement.

“Even after repeated delays and the costs caused by the change in law, the NECEC project remains the best way to ...