Advocates and foes of consumer-owned power say they have enough signatures for dueling 2023 ballot questions

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Published
October 31, 2022

Advocates and foes of consumer-owned power say they have enough signatures for dueling 2023 ballot questions

Groups for and against the creation of Pine Tree Power, a nonprofit electric utility, say they have petitions that would create competing referendums.
Published
October 21, 2022

Judge denies request to continue work on NECEC transmission corridor

Lawyers for the CMP-backed project to bring hydropower from Quebec through western Maine had asked a court to reconsider an injunction halting the work while the case progresses.
Published
October 19, 2022

Judge weighs whether work can resume on building CMP corridor

Lawyers for the 145-mile electricity transmission project said work needs to get going soon or it won't be economically viable.
Published
October 18, 2022

Maine small businesses will get help with spiking electricity bills

A state program will provide credits of more than $2,000 to hundreds of businesses to provide relief from high electric rates.
Published
October 3, 2022

Maine DEP wants sections of proposed NECEC corridor cleaned up

The project to build a power transmission line through western Maine is suspended, but the state said the contractor must clean up crane mats and previously cut trees.
Published
September 27, 2022

Judge schedules April trial in electricity corridor case

The latest phase of a lawsuit will determine whether the builders of the 145-mile transmission line had done enough work to have 'vested rights' in the project, which would nullify a state referendum vote to block it.
Published
September 24, 2022

Winds from Fiona cause power outages in Maine

Much of the outages were in Somerset County, with 1,009 customers in the dark at one point.
Published
September 20, 2022

Our View: CMP rate debate needs to be as farsighted as possible

That the grid is in need of urgent repair and reinforcement is in no doubt. What’s not clear is how it should be financed.
Published
September 18, 2022

Effects of climate change underlie CMP rate hike request

Everyone wants a stronger grid. But can beleaguered customers afford it now?
Published
August 30, 2022

Maine Supreme Judicial Court sends CMP corridor case back to lower court

The state's high court ruled Tuesday that a referendum blocking the transmission line would be unconstitutional if a lower court determines the project was already too far along at the time of the vote.