The standard-offer rate, the price customers pay for the supply of power, is rising 41% next year in northern and eastern Maine. A similar increase may be in store for Central Maine Power customers.
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Maine small businesses will get help with spiking electricity bills
A state program will provide credits of more than $2,000 to hundreds of businesses to provide relief from high electric rates.
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Pricey, imported natural gas will drive Maine’s electricity habit this winter
While the U.S. exports natural gas at record levels, New England will have to import it, in liquid form. That dependence could cost a typical Maine household an extra $22 a month in electricity.