The Maine Board of Environmental Protection rescheduled the meetings, originally set for this month, because of COVID-19 concerns.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
As energy prices rise, thousands of Mainers at risk of losing power
More than 2,000 Maine households have been disconnected over the past month, and tens of thousands more are struggling with past-due balances.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Central Maine Power workers rescue 2 people from burning Richmond house
A woman fell about 20 feet as she tried to escape the burning home Wednesday but was caught by three men who had come to the scene when they saw smoke.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Seven months after historic vote, power line project to get its day in court
On Tuesday, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court will hear arguments challenging a November referendum to ban the $1 billion NECEC project, among other issues.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Seizing Maine’s utilities won’t get us closer to clean-energy future
Our enemies are rising prices and rising global temperatures – not CMP and Versant.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For-profit utilities still hold the keys to our climate transition
Despite modest steps, CMP and Versant will still make progress difficult and costly.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Mainers likely to endure high electric rates into 2023
The reactions of global energy markets to Russia’s war in Ukraine are expected to keep electric rates up in Maine next year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Consumer advocates push for strict standards in proposed Maine utility rating system
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is weighing a system of regular report cards and possible penalties for power utilities in the state.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Falling tree in China clips utility poles and knocks out power to more than 1,200 customers
The tree fell Wednesday on Lakeview Drive in China and resulted in the loss of power to around 1,250 Central Maine Power customers in China and about a dozen in Albion.