HALLOWELL — A majority of those who testified in the early hours of a final public hearing Wednesday night before the Maine Public Utilities Commission spoke against a proposed 145-mile transmission line from Quebec to Massachusetts, citing its possible effects on the environment and tourism in northwest Maine. “Stay away from our wilderness,” said Sheryl Harth, a retired […]
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Under fire from all sides, CMP losing the power of its word
Maine’s largest electric utility has lost the trust of thousands of its customers. Never before in Central Maine Power’s 119-year history has the company been under assault from more directions. CMP is facing a storm of attacks for how it treats and bills its customers and whether it’s telling the truth about problems at the […]
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High court rules against solar energy rule
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has dismissed a legal challenge to a controversial new solar energy rule, saying the dispute should go to a lower court instead. The ruling Thursday is the latest blow for solar advocates who have fought the state Public Utilities Commission over a new rule that reduces the credit that people […]
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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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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,” […]
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About 97,000 CMP customers saw bills spike 50% or more this winter
About 97,000 Central Maine Power customers saw their monthly bills increase 50 percent or more in December, January or February over the same month a year ago, according to information the power company provided to state regulators. The information was contained in a letter CMP attorney Richard P. Hevey sent Tuesday to the Maine Public […]
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CMP customers disputing high bills must pay a portion of them
Central Maine Power residential customers who are disputing high winter electric bills will have to pay at least a portion of what’s due, following action Wednesday at the Maine Public Utilities Commission. Maine’s Office of the Public Advocate had requested that CMP be barred from disconnecting home customers while the PUC conducts an investigation into […]
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Maine regulators vote to open full investigation of CMP bills
Unable after a three-week, preliminary inquiry to explain why more than 1,000 Central Maine Power customers have received inexplicably high electric bills this winter, the Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday to launch a full investigation. The broader probe will be conducted in tandem with the ongoing inquiry underway by the PUC’s staff. No precise timeline was […]
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PUC to decide next week whether to expand its review of CMP billing
After receiving hundreds of consumer complaints over unexpectedly high bills, the Maine Public Utilities Commission will decide next week whether to open a full investigation of Central Maine Power Co.’s billing, metering and customer service operations. The PUC is in the midst of a inquiry that could lead to a full investigation, called a management […]
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Maine PUC opens inquiry into storm response by CMP, Emera
The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Tuesday to open an inquiry into responses by the state’s electric companies in restoring power after last October’s destructive storm. It asked Central Maine Power and Emera Maine to file a report detailing their responses and lessons learned in 30 days. It also said it wanted to know how […]