PORTLAND — The state’s two largest utilities on Wednesday announced plans for a transmission project to what would be the state’s single-largest wind turbine project in Bridgewater. Central Maine Power Co. and Emera Maine said the transmission plan to connect the planned 250-megawatt wind farm to New England’s grid would allow developer EDP Renewables to […]
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High winds knock out power
LEWISTON — Monday’s strong winds are responsible for power outages, according to Central Maine Power. The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory — 20 to 30 mph winds with gusts as high as 55 mph are forecast — for Monday. In Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties, downed power lines are affecting: Auburn: 26 Carthage: […]
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CMP restoring power in Franklin County
Tuesday’s Nor’easter cut power to hundreds of Central Maine Power and Emera customers, but most of the outages affected Franklin County customers. As of 8:28 a.m. Wednesday, 207 CMP customers in Franklin County were without power. Weather cut electricity service in Carrabassett Valley, 52, Kingfield, 114, Coplin Plantation, 1, and New Sharon, 1. At the […]
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Lewiston loses power after squirrel gets into substation
Central Maine Power reported that a squirrel got into a substation shortly before noon. The squirrel “got into some energized equipment and he became part of the path to ground,” according to CMP. They were able to restore power at about 1:45 p.m. At one point, CMP reported more than 6,300 customers were without power. […]
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Utility workers find odd cache under sidewalk in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A crew working to repair a damaged power line made an odd discovery under Park Street on Friday morning: a cache of candy, clothes and plastic bags containing notes hidden in a transformer vault. CMP workers on the scene, who declined to be identified, said it appeared that someone had been sleeping in […]
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Power bills to rise for CMP customers
PORTLAND — Central Maine Power Co. said power bills for residential and small business customers are set to go up an average of $2.07 per month, starting Sept. 1. The rate increase is the result of a decision this week from the Maine Public Utilities Commission, following months of debate as the utility pushed for […]
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David Flanagan, retired CEO of Central Maine Power, to head USM
PORTLAND — David Flanagan, the retired CEO of Central Maine Power Co. and a former University of Maine System trustee, will be the interim president at the University of Southern Maine, system administrators announced Wednesday. The position is vacant after UMS Chancellor James Page announced two weeks ago that the former president, Theodora Kalikow, would […]
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Power outage sparks Oxford collision
OXFORD — Congestion stemming from a downed power line along Route 26 Tuesday afternoon is being blamed for a crash moments later. Oxford firefighters and emergency personnel responded to reports of a downed power line at 2:45 p.m. at 552 Main St. after a tree limb disconnecting power to a home, Oxford fire Chief Scott Hunter said. […]
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Emera, CMP agree to work together on wind power transmission projects
PORTLAND — The state’s two biggest electric utilities have agreed to work together on future power transmission projects in response to a plan by the six New England governors to address the region’s power needs. Central Maine Power Co. said in a statement Monday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emera identifying […]
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CMP announces Livermore Falls substation in service
LIVERMORE FALLS — Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Iberdrola USA, announced May 22 that it has put its upgraded Livermore Falls Substation on Moose Hill Road into service. The $17 million project is part of the company’s $1.4 billion Maine Power Reliability Program, according to a press release. The facility now has the capacity […]