Everyone wants a stronger grid. But can beleaguered customers afford it now?
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine approves $63 million CMP power line upgrade over residents’ objections
Hundreds opposed the upgrade as benefiting a planned land-based salmon farm to be built in Belfast by Nordic Aquafarms, but regulators noted ongoing problems with the aging line.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s single area code now expected to last until end of 2025
The latest projection of when 207 numbers will be exhausted is a year later than had been expected. The previous estimate was through 2024.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Average CMP bill to decrease almost 3% for home customers starting in July
State utility regulators estimate the average residential customer bill will decrease by $3.40 a month, or 2.7 percent of the total bill.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Request for offshore wind power contract raises Maine ratepayer concerns
The proposed contract’s likely impact on Maine electricity customers is being shielded from public view, for now.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
CMP to seek 3-year rate hike that would raise average bill by $10
Gov. Janet Mills staunchly opposes the utility’s plan for reliability and grid upgrades, saying, ‘I will fight this.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
As energy prices rise, thousands of Mainers at risk of losing power
More than 2,000 Maine households have been disconnected over the past month, and tens of thousands more are struggling with past-due balances.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Moscow Water District receives disconnection warning after failing to pay $24,000 bill
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is investigating after the Bingham Water District, which provides water to customers in neighboring Moscow, said the Moscow district has failed to pay for service.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Commentary: Seizing Maine’s utilities won’t get us closer to clean-energy future
Our enemies are rising prices and rising global temperatures – not CMP and Versant.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For-profit utilities still hold the keys to our climate transition
Despite modest steps, CMP and Versant will still make progress difficult and costly.