PORTLAND (AP) — The agency that represents the interests of Maine utility customers is skeptical of a electric utility’s proposal to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to “harden” the power grid in the face of increasingly intense storms. Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power, will have to justify such a large expenditure […]
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CMP substation proposal raises concerns
SOUTH PORTLAND — City officials are scrutinizing a proposal by Central Maine Power Co. to expand a transmission substation on the Fore River — near the Knightville neighborhood and the Casco Bay Bridge — that has sparked concerns about potential public health, environmental and visual impacts. The company has provided few details so far about the project, […]
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Farmington pushes for compensation for CMP power line
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen is backing Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, in pursuing additional benefits from Central Maine Power Co. as compensation for a proposed power line from Quebec to Massachusetts that would run through six communities in Franklin County. “We are going to house in Franklin County 20 miles of this power line,” […]
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Thunderstorms take down wires and trees, lightning strike starts fire in Baldwin
Severe thunderstorms and high winds took down trees and wires in southern Maine on Monday evening, and a lightning strike started a fire in Cumberland County. The National Weather Service in Gray received more than a dozen reports of trees and wires down across New Hampshire and Maine, and some people saw small hail. Central […]
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Patagonia and its Lewiston founder take aim at CMP transmission line plan through Maine
Activist outdoor clothing retailer Patagonia is encouraging followers on Facebook to sign a petition opposing a proposed transmission line that would carry Canadian hydroelectricity through Maine to Massachusetts. The company’s June 1 post draws attention to a petition drive by a statewide environmental organization that it helps support with grants, the Natural Resources Council of […]
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Wilton selectboard cautioned by Senator on CMP deal
WILTON — State Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, attended the Board of Selectpersons meeting Tuesday night to urge board members to be cautious when considering Central Maine Power’s proposed, 145-mile transmission line, which would allow hydroelectric power to be delivered from Quebec to Massachusetts. The line would run through several Maine towns and CMP is offering […]
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Ratepayers group plans class action lawsuit against CMP
A group of Maine residents organized around fighting high electric bills from Central Maine Power is seeking customers to join a planned class action lawsuit against the company. CMP Ratepayers Unite said late Monday that two Maine-based attorneys involved with the matter have retained a New York firm to take the lead, on behalf of […]
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CMP ratepayer group demands deeper probe into billing problems
A group that says it represents about 3,500 Central Maine Power customers has issued a letter to state officials demanding a more thorough investigation into customer complaints of inflated CMP electric bills. Calling itself CMP Ratepayers Unite, the group said it sent the letter because of concerns that the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s ongoing fact-finding […]
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CMP ratepayers group wants full investigation of billing complaints
A group that says it represents about 3,500 Central Maine Power customers has issued a letter to state officials demanding a more thorough investigation into customer complaints of inflated CMP electric bills. Calling itself CMP Ratepayers Unite, the group said it sent the letter because of concerns that the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s ongoing fact-finding probe into […]
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PUC won't elevate inquiry into CMP billing problems
The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Monday rebuffed the public advocate’s call for an elevated investigation into hundreds of inexplicably high Central Maine Power Co. bills. The PUC said it will continue its deliberative examination process and not elevate the case at this time. “The commission’s summary investigation of CMP will be thorough and comprehensive,” […]