If a deal between Avangrid and PPL goes through, a small state like Maine could lose even more influence over utility operations under what would be one of the nation’s largest energy companies, analysts say.
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George Smith: Put the brakes on Central Maine Power’s transmission line
While it once looked inevitable, there is now a pathway for stopping the project.
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Report: CMP parent company in merger talks worth $67 billion
Connecticut-based Avangrid is reportedly in discussions with Pennsylvania-based utility company PPL in a deal that could create one of the largest energy companies in the United States.
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CMP says power outages from last week’s storm all resolved
The number of accounts without electricity in the wake of last week’s storm peaked at about 180,000.
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Rep. Golden requests hearing on CMP power line so residents can have their say
Maine’s 2nd District representative is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to open up its process to public input.
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CMP temporarily cut power to Bowdoin woman who says she needs it for medical equipment
P.J. McCusker was late paying a bill, but said her power is supposed to be left on because she requires equipment to treat bronchitis.
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A visual story: Two years on, CMP billing saga still confounds
Here’s where things stand a few months before regulators are expected to make a final decision.
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Regulators decide to consider revised route for CMP power line
Central Maine Power Co. wants to adjust the course of its 145-mile transmission line to avoid a remote pond, and state regulators have agreed to reopen the case.
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Revised route for CMP transmission corridor provides new point of contention
Environmental regulators are considering a request from Central Maine Power to reroute 1 mile of its proposed corridor to avoid Beattie Pond, stirring up more questions about the controversial project.
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CMP submits last-minute change to power line plan to avoid protected pond
The company now wants to build the transmission line farther from remote Beattie Pond, which was a sticking point for land-use regulators last week.