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How did Maine officials reach deal to accept CMP transmission line? This document sheds light.
The filing with utility regulators reveals some of the thinking of Gov. Janet Mills and the people who negotiated the controversial $258 million agreement.
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Mills names her director of energy policy
Maine native Dan Burgess will return to his home state to direct energy policy with a focus on renewables and climate change.
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Massachusetts energy official likely to be named Maine director
Dan Burgess, a Newport native, is expected to be named the governor’s energy office director.
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Who paid for ad critical of Mills’ support for CMP power line? No one’s saying.
The ad, which started running Feb. 20, accuses the governor of making a ‘backroom deal.’
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Judge tells CMP customers who got disconnect notices to take it up with regulators
Justice Michaela Murphy said the proper venue for the action sought by 4 customers is the Public Utilities Commission, not the courts.
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Mills pulls Maine out of governors group that advocates offshore oil and gas
Former Gov. Paul LePage joined the group in 2015 and was the only New England governor in the coalition, staffed by oil and gas lobbyists.
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CMP chief pledges billing problems will be solved by end of March, but consumer group has doubts
Company President Doug Herling tells regulators, in response to the threat of fines, that the end of the billing backlog is near.
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U.S. still has no place for spent nuclear fuel, so Maine Yankee’s owner gets millions
The award will help pay for the roughly $10 million per year to maintain the repository at the closed nuclear plant in Wiscasset.
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Opponents, supporters ramp up efforts to influence corridor project’s fate
A record number of comments have been posted on the Maine Public Utilities Commission website, with the vast majority against the project.