‘Something is wrong here,’ says Christie Decker of Wilton, who compares her Central Maine Power bill to extortion.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she has covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Carpenter tries to sell home, but utility bills spook buyers
‘I’m tired of choosing to pay my mortgage, heat or electric,’ Rob DuPaul says.
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Family showers at Boys & Girls Club, forgoes electric lighting
To cut costs, the Waterville residents even decide to flush their toilets less frequently.
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To save on electricity, family and its livestock sacrifice comfort
Lisa Curtis goes so far as to remove the nine 75-watt bulbs that keep her chickens warm during the winter.
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Caretaker’s house gets $800 bill — but it was closed for the season
A Lincolnville business owner says high electric bills hurt Maine’s mom-and-pop operations.
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Electrician, plumber scratch their heads over Woolwich woman’s bills
A Central Maine Power technician, too, finds that Mary Johnston’s smart meter is functioning properly.
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Cut back on kids’ video game time, toddler’s parents are told
A Central Maine Power representative also suggests the Dyar family’s appliances are to blame, but the items are new.
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Monthly bills for solar-focused farmers range from $13 to $641
A South Berwick couple install solar panels to keep electric costs down, but their utility bills keep climbing.
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Maine’s new recreational marijuana rules, at a glance
Who can sell pot, how they can sell it, and how much.
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Mills expected to sign pot rules into law, put Maine on track for retail sales next year
Maine is poised to become the 8th state to approve recreational marijuana sales, which could begin next March.