Avangrid was penalized for incidents involving three of its subsidiaries, including Central Maine Power in January.
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CMP’s parent forms PAC to argue for bringing Canadian hydropower to New England
The goal is to ensure residents understand the environmental and economic benefits for Maine are real, says Jon Breed of the Clean Energy Matters campaign.
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CMP sends cold-weather shutoff warnings to dozens of customers who are disputing their bills
Central Maine Power likely won’t disconnect anyone this winter, says a company vice president, but the threat of disconnection will remain next spring for customers who ignore CMP’s correspondence.
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CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.
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Electricity will get cheaper for most Mainers, but CMP rate hike could cut into savings
Default rates for home and small-business customers will fall 19 percent, from 9 cents per kilowatt hour to 7.3 cents.
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State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.
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Merger talks spell uncertain future for CMP customers
If a deal between Avangrid and PPL goes through, a small state like Maine could lose even more influence over utility operations under what would be one of the nation’s largest energy companies, analysts say.
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Report: CMP parent company in merger talks worth $67 billion
Connecticut-based Avangrid is reportedly in discussions with Pennsylvania-based utility company PPL in a deal that could create one of the largest energy companies in the United States.
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CMP says power outages from last week’s storm all resolved
The number of accounts without electricity in the wake of last week’s storm peaked at about 180,000.
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Rep. Golden requests hearing on CMP power line so residents can have their say
Maine’s 2nd District representative is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to open up its process to public input.