A company paid $500,000 by Maine regulators to study the state’s electric grid may have been ineligible to receive the contract based on conflict of interest rules.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: Don’t expect Maine ‘public power’ plan to deliver on its big promises
L.D. 1646 could keep CMP, as the private operator of the publicly owned utility – at higher rates.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Opponents of CMP power line submit signatures for referendum
The opposition group, No CMP Corridor, says it has enough signatures to force a statewide vote, but legal experts say the move to overturn a regulatory body’s decision is unprecedented.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Some customers dissatisfied with regulators’ ruling on Central Maine Power
Numerous consumers who have complained of inexplicably high bills said they aren’t expecting any major changes as a result of the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s decision on the billing controversy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
State jolts CMP with $10 million penalty for mishandling billing and customer service
Gov. Janet Mills called for greater accountability from the state’s utilities after the Public Utilities Commission voted to reduce Central Maine Power’s earnings as punishment for the problems with its mismanagement of a new billing system.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-Eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Another crisis, another empty promise from CMP
Recent disconnect notices that contradict state law are but the latest example of a utility that’s in the dark.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
CMP president orders internal review of winter disconnect notices
Central Maine Power’s Doug Herling said he was disturbed by the ‘tone’ used in the utility’s shutoff notices to customers with outstanding bills.
Posted inMaine
Thousands in Freeport area lose power Tuesday afternoon
More than 3,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were affected by the roughly three-hour outage.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Maine’s public advocate decries CMP disconnect notices as ‘scare tactic’
Central Maine Power says it is allowed to send the notices to customers with past-due bills, even though it can’t shut off their power in the winter without permission from the Public Utilities Commission.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
CMP spends $2.2 million on campaign to boost support for transmission corridor
Central Maine Power Co. spent money in the fall on television and social media ads, political consultants, polling and opposition research, according to a campaign finance report filed Wednesday.