Company President Doug Herling tells regulators, in response to the threat of fines, that the end of the billing backlog is near.
Tux Turkel
Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets.
When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat.
A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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U.S. still has no place for spent nuclear fuel, so Maine Yankee’s owner gets millions
The award will help pay for the roughly $10 million per year to maintain the repository at the closed nuclear plant in Wiscasset.
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Opponents, supporters ramp up efforts to influence corridor project’s fate
A record number of comments have been posted on the Maine Public Utilities Commission website, with the vast majority against the project.
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Mills throws her support behind CMP’s controversial plan for transmission line
The governor signs on to a deal that would give Maine $258 million in benefits in exchange for a permit to build the 145-mile project to send power from Canada to Massachusetts.
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CMP facing a backlog of thousands of faulty bills
As the electric utility generates hundreds of flawed bills daily, customers ask: ‘What the heck is wrong with this company?’
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CMP sweetens its offer for approval of transmission corridor, to $258 million
In confidential documents, the power company and its partners offer incentives over 40 years if regulators approve the 145-mile project through western Maine.
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Regulators threaten CMP with sanctions for failing to fix customer service problems
In a scathing letter, the Public Utilities Commission said the power company has not met performance standards laid out last year.
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Regulators consider extending window for CMP bill disputes
The Public Utilities Commission also is coming under fire for its handling of some complaints.
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Clean-energy agenda sees power surge in Augusta
With the shift in political priorities, lawmakers propose dozens of bills, including ‘a bold idea’: A Green New Deal.
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Solar-panel plan for Blaine House sends a message
The governor solicits proposals for what’s likely to be a visible affirmation of renewable energy.