PORTLAND — Central Maine Power Co. said power bills for residential and small business customers are set to go up an average of $2.07 per month, starting Sept. 1. The rate increase is the result of a decision this week from the Maine Public Utilities Commission, following months of debate as the utility pushed for […]
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David Flanagan, retired CEO of Central Maine Power, to head USM
PORTLAND — David Flanagan, the retired CEO of Central Maine Power Co. and a former University of Maine System trustee, will be the interim president at the University of Southern Maine, system administrators announced Wednesday. The position is vacant after UMS Chancellor James Page announced two weeks ago that the former president, Theodora Kalikow, would […]
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Power outage sparks Oxford collision
OXFORD — Congestion stemming from a downed power line along Route 26 Tuesday afternoon is being blamed for a crash moments later. Oxford firefighters and emergency personnel responded to reports of a downed power line at 2:45 p.m. at 552 Main St. after a tree limb disconnecting power to a home, Oxford fire Chief Scott Hunter said. […]
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Emera, CMP agree to work together on wind power transmission projects
PORTLAND — The state’s two biggest electric utilities have agreed to work together on future power transmission projects in response to a plan by the six New England governors to address the region’s power needs. Central Maine Power Co. said in a statement Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emera identifying […]
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CMP announces Livermore Falls substation in service
LIVERMORE FALLS — Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, announced May 22 that it has put its upgraded Livermore Falls Substation on Moose Hill Road into service. The $17 million project is part of the company’s $1.4 billion Maine Power Reliability Program, according to a press release. The facility now has the capacity […]
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CMP project will close turnpike briefly in Auburn
AUGUSTA — Traffic on Interstate 95 in Auburn will be disrupted from 10 p.m. Sunday, June 1, to 5 a.m. Monday, June 2, while contractors for Central Maine Power perform maintenance on transmission lines over the highway. The work will require disruption of traffic in both directions for 15 minutes between those hours. CMP has […]
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State’s top court rules CMP kept $2.6M too much in customer deposit money
PORTLAND — The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled on Tuesday that Central Maine Power Co. kept $2.6 million more in deposit payments than it should have, a move state regulators say threatened to inflate customers’ rates. In a ruling written by Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, the state’s highest court affirmed a decision by the Maine […]
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Maine PUC says smart meters not a health risk
PORTLAND (AP) — Utilities regulators have concluded that Central Maine Power Co.’s wireless electric meters pose no health threat. The Maine Public Utilities Commission’s report studying the health issues surrounding so-called smart meters was posted on the agency’s website this week. It said the scientific evidence it reviewed on the issue is inconclusive and it […]
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Police warn of CMP scam in Oxford Hills
OXFORD — A telephone scam targeting businesses has been circulating in the Oxford Hills the past two days and police are warning people not to give out personal information to a caller claiming to represent Central Maine Power. According to Oxford police Lt. Michael Ward, a man, whose phone number has a 207 area code, has […]
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Maine customers that produce their own energy balk at new CMP fee
BRUNSWICK — Opponents of a new fee proposed by Central Maine Power to charge customers who generate their own alternative energy say the fee would make those efforts unsustainable. But CMP says the fee is necessary to ensure all customers — residential, business and other entities — pay their fair share of what it costs […]