Gov. Janet Mills called for greater accountability from the state’s utilities after the Public Utilities Commission voted to reduce Central Maine Power’s earnings as punishment for the problems with its mismanagement of a new billing system.
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CMP president orders internal review of winter disconnect notices
Central Maine Power’s Doug Herling said he was disturbed by the ‘tone’ used in the utility’s shutoff notices to customers with outstanding bills.
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Maine’s public advocate decries CMP disconnect notices as ‘scare tactic’
Central Maine Power says it is allowed to send the notices to customers with past-due bills, even though it can’t shut off their power in the winter without permission from the Public Utilities Commission.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP-funded campaign spends $2.2 million to support transmission corridor
Central Maine Power’s political action committee spent the money this fall on advertising, political consultants, polling and opposition research to promote the $1 billion project, according to a campaign finance report.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
CMP customers stunned by PUC staff’s findings
A report concluding that the electric utility’s systems were not at fault for extremely high bills has left many of them reeling.
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Following 12-month inquiry, decision time approaches in CMP billing probe
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission will make a recommendation to commissioners Thursday on how much blame, if any, there is to lay at the feet of Central Maine Power for its billing problems.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England
Avangrid betting big on renewable energy
In addition to its controversial transmission line project in Maine, the firm is pushing two big wind farms off the coast of Nantucket Island to furnish green power to New England.
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CMP aims to restore trust with ad campaign
The TV and radio ads say Central Maine Power has made changes to improve customer service.
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Weld selectmen discuss solutions to extended power outages
Weld selectmen and residents, county Emergency Management Agency officials and Central Maine Power representatives spent an hour and a half Tuesday discussing recent power outages and new systems being implemented to address them.
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Maine regulators delay decision on CMP billing case
The Public Utilities Commission says new information has been received and it needs another month to evaluate it.