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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
State regulator launches probe into future of Maine’s electric grid
The investigation comes after controversy over Central Maine Power's estimated costs for connecting solar energy farms to the grid.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
CMP says some customers will be in the dark until Wednesday
The utility says more than 80% of the 230,000 customers who lost electricity in the weekend storm had it back by Monday.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Mills joins push for region’s electric grid operations to reflect state climate goals
Five New England governors are asking the region's grid operator, ISO-New England, to speed its transition to renewable energy.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Electricity Maine lawsuit approaches settlement, but state probe continues
The lawsuit mirrors allegations by the state's public advocate, that the company used deceptive marketing practices to attract residential customers.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2020
CMP starts up incentive program for high-power electric vehicle chargers
The pilot program, launched Tuesday, will offer as much as $4,000 toward the cost of installing ‘level 2’ charging stations as part of a state effort to gauge consumers' funding preferences.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Bill to force CMP takeover replaced with measure to explore options
A last-minute amendment turned a bill that could have created a consumer-owned electric utility in Maine into a proposal to study the matter and recommend legislation in 2021.
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PublishedMay 23, 2020
Plenty of power this summer, but is Maine looking at higher rates down the road?
Energy demand is down because of the pandemic, but utility bills unpaid by tens of thousands of people left jobless by the pandemic could drive electricity prices upward in some places in coming months
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PublishedMay 13, 2020
Avangrid sues to block November referendum on hydropower line
The power company asked a state court Wednesday to reject plans for a Nov. 3 statewide public vote on the controversial project.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2020
Bill to create consumer-owned electric utility meets Republican resistance
Republicans on the Legislature's energy committee show no support for the Democratic bill to create a consumer-owned power authority to buy the assets of Maine's two private electric utility companies.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2020
Public takeover of Maine’s electric utilities could bring higher rates, tax revenue losses
But the switch could lead to lower rates over 30 years, according to an analysis by independent consulting firm London Economics.
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