While backers applaud the draft permit for the $1 billion transmission line to bring electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts, opponents say the project would provide “no verifiable reduction in greenhouse gases.”
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Maine Ethics Commission votes 2-1 to investigate power line opponent
The commission’s decision follows a complaint from a political action committee backing Central Maine Power’s proposed $1 billion transmission line through western Maine’s mountains.
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Maine regulators seek input on who should pay for CMP audit
The Liberty Consulting Group of Pennsylvania spent nearly $580,000 to help determine whether Central Maine Power’s new billing system was responsible for the high bills many customers complained about.
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Despite its opponents, CMP corridor project well underway
Tens of millions of dollars already have been invested in land purchases, design and engineering, contracts and materials.
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Friends of Baxter State Park: Cherished park not part of power line debate
Hydro-Quebec’s use of Baxter State Park imagery in an ad supporting a transmission line is deceptive and manipulative.
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Bill to create consumer-owned electric utility meets Republican resistance
Republicans on the Legislature’s energy committee show no support for the Democratic bill to create a consumer-owned power authority to buy the assets of Maine’s two private electric utility companies.
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High winds cause power outages across central Maine
More than 17,000 Central Maine Power customers lost power during the height of outages Thursday, but less than 4,500 were without electricity by late afternoon.
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Lawmakers scrutinize proposal for consumer-owned power company
A consultant’s report predicting mixed financial impacts has drawn criticism from proponents of a public takeover of Central Maine Power and Emera Maine.
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Sen. Woodsome: Public control isn’t the answer to concerns about Maine’s power utilities
A state takeover of CMP and Emera Maine risks higher debt, higher property taxes and disinvestment in the electric grid.
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CMP brings back former CEO in effort to regain public’s trust
David Flanagan will serve as executive chairman of the electric utility’s board of directors, and CMP President and CEO Doug Herling will report directly to him.