The state is running out of usable phone numbers to assign to its beloved area code, forcing regulators to consider adding a second one.
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Facing referendum, company backing CMP corridor offers discounted power to Maine
In an attempt to sway voters, previously negotiated benefits including grid enhancement for renewable energy and money for broadband access and heat pumps would arrive sooner.
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Commentary: Efficiency Maine Trust has a 10-year record of energy-saving success
To sustain our economy and quality of life, we must aggressively shift to more efficient products that run on lower carbon energy.
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Opponents of net metering threaten Maine’s solar projects, state officials say
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine Public Utilities Commission Chair Phil Bartlett say a group is trying to interfere with a state program that promotes clean energy.
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State regulators reject CMP plan for $500,000 virus relief fund for customers
The proposal would have settled a case over the utility issuing misleading winter shutoff warnings to customers with past-due bills.
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In remote Wytopitlock, town hangs up public payphone for good
The town wants to replace the payphone, which hardly anyone uses, with a vending machine for snacks.
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Unpaid utility bills, lower usage threaten to push rates higher in Maine
It’s too early to tell how much more customers might pay, and when, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and to what degree utility investors could share the burden.
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CMP agrees to create $500,000 COVID-19 fund to settle disconnection case
The fund would help residential customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic pay their electricity bills.
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Manchester company agrees to pay fine in Farmington propane explosion
Techno Metal Post Maine was cited for violations of Dig Safe law and rules.
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State regulators order CMP shareholders to pay for billing system audit
The Maine Public Utilities Commission has ruled that Central Maine Power Co. ratepayers should not have to pay for a $580,000 audit of the utility’s billing system.