Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months
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CMP corridor opponents seek info gathered during alleged police spying
A group has asked Gov. Mills and CMP chairman David Flanagan to release any information that may have been collected about about them by the Maine Information and Analysis Center.
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Unpaid utility bills, lower usage threaten to push rates higher in Maine
It’s too early to tell how much more customers might pay, and when, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and to what degree utility investors could share the burden.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Complex politics behind statewide corridor vote
Democrats and Republicans haven’t clearly split along party lines on a referendum aimed at blocking a western Maine power project.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Avangrid sues to block November referendum on hydropower line
The power company asked a state court Wednesday to reject plans for a Nov. 3 statewide public vote on the controversial project.
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Maine DEP issues permit for construction of CMP corridor
The environmental permit is one of the last major regulatory hurdles for the $1 billion project.
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Spring storm leaves nearly 11,000 without power in Maine
Electric utility crews are scrambling to make repairs between periods of high winds.
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Electricity restored to more than 3,300 CMP customers in Kennebec County
The interruption of power Saturday afternoon apparently was caused by a raccoon that entered the Monmouth substation, the utility says.
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With so many hotels closed, how does CMP find rooms for 1,500 line and tree workers?
Responding to a pair of storms this month, the utility had to feed and find rooms for hundreds of workers – a bigger challenge during the pandemic.
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State regulators order CMP shareholders to pay for billing system audit
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has ruled that Central Maine Power Co. ratepayers should not have to pay for a $580,000 audit of the utility’s billing system.