A Bath osprey nest was removed before the April nor’easter, sparking outrage among some residents. Now, CMP announced that it plans to remedy the removal by installing a nesting platform.
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Strong winds knock out power to thousands of CMP customers
The National Weather Service said winds gusted up to 50 mph on Friday, but that sunnier, drier weather is on the way over the weekend and into next week.
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1,000 Mainers still without power, days after ice storm
In all, 203,809 CMP customers were left in the dark by storm outages.
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Central Maine Power names new senior director of electric operations
AUGUSTA — Kerri Therriault, who has held various leadership roles at Central Maine Power, most recently as senior director of electric operations, retired from her position at the beginning of March after spearheading teams at CMP since fall 2001. Replacing her in the role of senior director of electric operations, the second-highest leadership position in […]
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Maine regulators might let utilities report surges in power use as way to identify illegal cannabis grows
Versant Power, which calls illegal marijuana operations an ‘escalating problem,’ proposed the change to allow it, CMP and other utilities to disclose confidential customer information to law enforcement when there is ‘good faith belief’ of a crime.
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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola offers to buy rest of CMP parent company for $2.5 billion
It’s unclear what, if any, impact the deal would have on the customers of Central Maine Power Co., the state’s largest electric utility.
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Central Maine Power asks regulators for $162 million reimbursement for storm repairs
If approved by regulators, electricity rates will go up for more than 635,000 CMP customers.
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Power restored to most electric customers in Maine after gusty winds had caused 11,000 outages
Winds gusted to 50 mph in southern and central Maine on Thursday.
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Lawmakers consider authorizing regulators to set electric rates based on performance
The Maine Public Utilities Commission would use metrics gauging the service provided by Central Maine Power and Versant Power when considering a rate increase.
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Storm kills 2, knocks out power to more than 400,000 in Maine
CMP says some customers could be without power for days because repair crews can’t go up in buckets until wind speeds drop below 30 mph, which isn’t expected to until Tuesday.