If regulators approve the multi-million dollar deal, it would leave Maine with 2 natural gas providers: Unitil and Summit Natural Gas.
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Tentative settlement reached in Summit Natural Gas rate hike request
The Office of the Public Advocate negotiates a proposed 200% rate hike down to 49%. The PUC still must review the proposal before it can be approved.
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Summit customers will see bills double as natural gas supply costs more
Tuesday’s PUC action is separate from another rate request under consideration and reflects high supply costs for natural gas providers in a volatile global market.
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Summit Natural Gas request for higher rates has some Mainers fuming, questioning
A decade since the company came to the state, enthusiasm for the energy provider has been dampened by high costs and slow service expansion.
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Summit Natural Gas wants to dissolve an affiliate
AUGUSTA — A Maine natural gas company that faced a $250,000 fine this year following a potentially “catastrophic” gas leak is asking the state to dissolve an affiliate. On Friday, Summit Natural Gas of Maine asked the state Public Utilities Commission to dissolve Natural Gas Conversion Company, which launched in 2014 to help Mainers convert […]
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PUC fines Summit Natural Gas $25,000 for safety violations
PORTLAND — Summit Natural Gas has agreed to pay a $25,000 fine to resolve safety violations found by the Maine Public Utilities Commission. The Portland Press-Herald reports that the settlement was part of a consent agreement filed last week. Documents show the company was accused, among other things, of using contractors without proper qualifications to […]
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Farmington board to discuss MDOT work on the Wilton Road
FARMINGTON — The Board of Selectmen plans to discuss the Maine Department of Transportation’s work on Wilton Road at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Municipal Building. Summit Natural Gas recently said that the company is unable to commit to putting in a gas line along Routes 2 and 4 from Jay to Farmington […]
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Gas company not committing to Farmington line by 2016, UMF says
FARMINGTON — The University of Maine at Farmington has received notice from Summit Natural Gas of Maine that the company is unable to commit to providing natural gas to UMF by 2016, according to a statement released Friday. “In light of Summit’s decision, UMF will continue to explore alternative energy sources in its commitment to […]
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Natural gas line delayed; road work also delayed in Farmington
FARMINGTON — A proposed natural gas line from Jay to Farmington and Livermore Falls has been delayed, Town Manager Richard Davis told the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. “The latest news from Summit Natural Gas is that they will not be coming until at least 2016,” he said. A more detailed time frame for the […]
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Hundreds sign up for natural gas service in Maine
CUMBERLAND (AP) — The developer hasn’t even broken ground yet, but businesses and homeowners in Cumberland, Yarmouth and Falmouth are already signing up for natural gas service. Summit Natural Gas is preparing to break ground on the pipeline soon. Service is scheduled to begin in parts of the towns later this year. By the end […]