A representative of Nova Scotia Power's parent company, Emera, is not commenting on the new company in Newfoundland and Labrador opposed to the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.

Several high-profile lawyers have formed a company called 2041 Energy Incorporated to oppose how the Newfoundland government is pushing through the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.

Muskrat Falls project would see a transmission link from Labrador to Newfoundland that would cost $2.1 billion, $600 million of which would be provided Emera. It would include a 30-kilometre underwater connection across the Strait of Belle Isle.

Members of the new company said the decision of the Dunderdale government to ignore the Newfoundland Public Utilities Board's recommendation, which found it did not have enough information to recommend the Muskrat Falls project, is particularly problematic. They also want the government to outline the total costs of the project.

Sasha Irving of Emera says the company will have more to say about the proposal in the next few weeks.

The Newfoundland group is made up of lawyers from the three main political stripes.

Richard Cashin is a former Liberal MP who later became active in the NDP.

Cabot Martin was a policy advisor to former Tory premier Brian Peckford.

Bern Coffey and Dennis Browne are St. John's lawyers who have long been active in Liberal circles. Browne is also a former consumer advocate for the province.

Ed Hearn is a Labrador-based lawyer who heads the group. He said the opposition parties aren't doing enough to speak up and spark debate.