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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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PublishedMarch 14, 2024
Maine regulators might let utilities report surges in power use as way to identify illegal cannabis grows
Versant Power, which calls illegal marijuana operations an 'escalating problem,' proposed the change to allow it, CMP and other utilities to disclose confidential customer information to law enforcement when there is 'good faith belief' of a crime.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2024
Central Maine Power asks regulators for $162 million reimbursement for storm repairs
If approved by regulators, electricity rates will go up for more than 635,000 CMP customers.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2024
Energy storage is growing in Maine, and utilities want to own it. Opponents are pushing back.
Central Maine Power and Versant Power are making their case to state regulators, but critics say it would weaken competition in a growing wind and solar energy sector.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2024
Environmentalists, consumer advocates at odds with businesses over plan to scale back natural gas
Proposed legislation targets natural gas expansion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but business groups and Republicans say it will damage Maine's economy.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2023
Maine watchdog seeks to have Electricity Maine’s license revoked, says it overcharges
Some of the electricity supplier's customers pay 40 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with the state's standard offer of 17.6 cents, according to the state's consumer advocate.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Question 3: What you need to know about the Pine Tree Power referendum
The highly contentious question would establish the framework for a new utility to deliver electricity in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2023
Maine Public Utilities Commission dismisses complaint requesting investigation of Auburn Water District
However, the PUC has requested that the Auburn Water District submit certain information following any updates in the ongoing litigation between the water district and the city of Lewiston.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2023
Wind power in Maine is no breeze as regulators move slowly
A lease to set up an experimental offshore wind farm and a new energy corridor in Aroostook County were hailed as examples of progress in Maine wind energy development.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2023
Rate-setting practice for ‘standard offer’ power supply is costing Mainers millions
The state is the only one in New England where customers are locked into 'standard offer' prices for 12 months.
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