If approved, the average customer would pay about $120 more a year, starting next July.
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Maine approves $63 million CMP power line upgrade over residents’ objections
Hundreds opposed the upgrade as benefiting a planned land-based salmon farm to be built in Belfast by Nordic Aquafarms, but regulators noted ongoing problems with the aging line.
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Average CMP bill to decrease almost 3% for home customers starting in July
State utility regulators estimate the average residential customer bill will decrease by $3.40 a month, or 2.7 percent of the total bill.
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Maine keeps 207 as its only area code — for a few years
Maine will continue to have only a single area code through at least the end of 2025
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Request for offshore wind power contract raises Maine ratepayer concerns
The proposed contract’s likely impact on Maine electricity customers is being shielded from public view, for now.
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CMP to seek 3-year rate hike that would raise average bill by $10
Gov. Janet Mills staunchly opposes the utility’s plan for reliability and grid upgrades, saying, ‘I will fight this.’
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As energy prices rise, thousands of Mainers at risk of losing power
More than 2,000 Maine households have been disconnected over the past month, and tens of thousands more are struggling with past-due balances.
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Mainers likely to endure high electric rates into 2023
The reactions of global energy markets to Russia’s war in Ukraine are expected to keep electric rates up in Maine next year.
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Consumer advocates push for strict standards in proposed Maine utility rating system
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is weighing a system of regular report cards and possible penalties for power utilities in the state.
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Maine regulators propose tougher performance standards for power utilities
The Maine Public Utilities Commission is considering a plan to add new standards through rulemaking that would be similar to those proposed in a pending bill being debated in the Legislature.