If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.
central maine power
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Youth need adults to stop CMP corridor once and for all
Although the project was roundly rejected at the ballot box in 2021, CMP refuses to give up and has chosen a divisive path that ignores the will of Maine people.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power’s parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?
The fight over the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission line has become a multimillion-dollar industry of its own.
Posted inLocal & State
President Biden approves disaster declaration for December storm damage
The declaration unlocks federal public assistance funding for Franklin, Knox, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Utility crews work to restore power in central Maine after nor’easter
The storm delivered strong winds and heavy snow that brought down power lines and branches, primarily in coastal and southern parts of the state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Judge orders rewording for referendum question on electric utility
The Maine secretary of state is ordered to draft a new referendum question that doesn’t use the word ‘quasi-governmental’ to describe a proposed consumer-owned electricity company.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Judge rejects attempt to throw out ballot proposal that could thwart CMP, Versant takeover
The ruling means that voters in November will likely see both a proposal to create a consumer-owned electric utility and a debt-limit measure meant to cripple the effort.
Posted inBusiness, Community
Spectrum Generations receives $10,000 for Cohen Deck Project in Hallowell
Spectrum Generations received a $10,000 donation on Tuesday, April 11, from Central Maine Power Co. that will help fund the Cohen Deck Project, which will bring stylish canopies and views of countryside landscapes to older and disabled adults at Hallowell’s Cohen Community Center. The project is a $200,000 capital campaign-funded effort by Spectrum Generations to […]
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, New England, News
Federal regulators clear connection obstacle in fight over CMP corridor project
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruled Wednesday that equipment must be upgraded at a New Hampshire power plant so the transmission line can connect to the regional grid.