The Maine Public Utilities Commission has ruled that Central Maine Power Co. ratepayers should not have to pay for a $580,000 audit of the utility’s billing system.
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CMP power line’s chief backer spent $5 million this year to promote it
Two groups have spent almost $10 million in all to fight a referendum aimed at killing the $1 billion project.
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Gusts, rain complicate work as crews try to restore power outages from last storm
State officials were also concerned about flash flooding along several rivers swollen by heavy rain and snowmelt.
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Tens of thousands of Maine households still without power
Central Maine Power, the state’s leading utility, says the vast majority of customers will have service by Sunday night.
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CMP says it could be 2 days before power fully restored
Nearly 170,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were still without power Friday night, following the storm that brought heavy, wet snow to the state.
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CMP affiliate awards $300 million in contracts for power line project
New England Clean Energy Connect is moving ahead on its transmission corridor through western Maine despite a looming referendum aimed at stopping it.
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Central Maine Power to donate 6,000 protective masks to the state
The electric utility will deliver the masks, aimed for use by health care workers and emergency responders, to the Maine Emergency Management Agency on Monday.
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Storm knocks out power to thousands in southern Maine
In Portland, more than 2,800 customers were without power Tuesday morning after heavy, wet snow fell overnight.
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CMP power line project wins initial approval from Maine DEP
While backers applaud the draft permit for the $1 billion transmission line to bring electricity from Quebec to Massachusetts, opponents say the project would provide “no verifiable reduction in greenhouse gases.”
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Maine Ethics Commission votes 2-1 to investigate power line opponent
The commission’s decision follows a complaint from a political action committee backing Central Maine Power’s proposed $1 billion transmission line through western Maine’s mountains.