Despite aggressive policy goals, the industry’s at a crossroads as transmission capacity expenses undercut its potential.
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Windstorm knocks out power to more than 67,000 across Maine
Central Maine Power reported 34,593 customers without electricity Saturday night, while 33,002 Emera Maine customers were in the dark.
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Regulators say they won’t decide on CMP’s $1 billion power line until March
The Maine Public Utilities Commission extends the process for deciding whether to award a permit needed for the 145-mile transmission project to move forward.
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Longtime Central Maine Power spokeswoman says she’s retiring
Gail Rice started working for Maine’s largest utility in 1996.
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Over 3,000 CMP customers, mostly in Freeport, lose electricity
The outage comes one year to the day after a powerful windstorm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands in Maine.
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Avalanche of information delays decision on CMP transmission corridor
The Maine Public Utilities Commission agrees to the suspension requested by parties in the case and will set a new timetable for its decision.
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LePage made secret trip to Spain to meet with leaders of CMP’s parent company
The governor’s press secretary says LePage and Iberdrola executives met to discuss ‘ways to lower energy costs for Maine ratepayers.’
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In concession to critics, CMP says it would run power line under scenic Kennebec Gorge
The power company says it would drill under the canyon instead of stringing power lines overhead if it won approval for the 145-mile transmission line project.
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Advocates issue report before key hearing saying CMP power line wouldn’t help environment
An analysis concludes the transmission line through western Maine would only redirect existing hydroelectricity, not reduce carbon emissions.
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On eve of hearing, business and labor groups say they back CMP power line through western Maine
Business groups say the economic benefits of the 145-mile project outweigh drawbacks.