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Maine regulators delay decision on CMP billing case
The Public Utilities Commission says new information has been received and it needs another month to evaluate it.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Hundreds show up to voice concerns about transmission corridor
The hearing concerned a permit for Central Maine Power’s proposed 145-mile transmission line from Quebec to Lewiston.
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CMP parent company fined $450,000 for lapses in reliability standards
Avangrid was penalized for incidents involving three of its subsidiaries, including Central Maine Power in January.
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CMP’s parent forms PAC to argue for bringing Canadian hydropower to New England
The goal is to ensure residents understand the environmental and economic benefits for Maine are real, says Jon Breed of the Clean Energy Matters campaign.
Posted inBusiness
CMP sends cold-weather shutoff warnings to dozens of customers who are disputing their bills
Central Maine Power likely won’t disconnect anyone this winter, says a company vice president, but the threat of disconnection will remain next spring for customers who ignore CMP’s correspondence.
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CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.
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Electricity will get cheaper for most Mainers, but CMP rate hike could cut into savings
Default rates for home and small-business customers will fall 19 percent, from 9 cents per kilowatt hour to 7.3 cents.
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State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.
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Woolwich voters to decide whether to withdraw town’s support for CMP corridor
Voters could overturn the Woolwich Select Board’s decision to keep a 2017 letter supporting the proposed transmission line in place.