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PublishedMarch 14, 2025
Gov. Mills renominates top utility regulator to take on electrification challenges
Phil Bartlett and the other 2 members of the Public Utilities Commission increasingly face issues related to renewable power and grid modernization.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
Maine electricity bills increased again this month
The money will pay for costly improvements to transmission lines across New England, but critics say it's excessive.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
Federal court sides with Avangrid in dispute over western Maine power corridor
A New Hampshire nuclear power station owned by NextEra must perform a safety upgrade critical to Avangrid's 145-mile NECEC transmission line through western Maine, a federal appeals court ruled this month.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2024
Critics want regulatory review of CMP’s corporate takeover
Maine’s public advocate and environmentalists say a deal to take the utility’s parent company private would shield financial decisions from the public.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Maine regulators direct utilities to make power grid more resilient against storms
The utilities also are directed to apply cost-saving technology to help manage peak demand.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demands answers as customers remain without power after Beryl
Around 270,000 homes and businesses are still without power in the Houston area almost a week after Hurricane Beryl hit Texas.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2024
Maine to study whether creating local electric grid operator could cut costs, improve reliability
The first-in-the-nation proposal could shift control over some aspects of Maine's power system from the nonprofit that oversees transmission lines and power plants across New England.
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PublishedJune 5, 2024
Maine regulators order audit of Versant Power after multiple rate increases
State utility regulators did not give reasons why they ordered an audit of Maine's second-largest utility, but it acted after rate increases this year and in 2023 and a request for another in 2025.
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PublishedApril 15, 2024
Biddeford landlord claims CMP double-billed her and tenants for nearly 20 years
Maureen Verreault says Central Maine Power Co. overcharged her from February 2005 to January 2023 but will only reimburse her for 6 years of overbilling.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2024
Maine House rebuffs plan to use performance as guide for utility rates
Several Democrats joined solid Republican opposition to reject legislation that proposes a first step in judging utilities' performance when setting rates.
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