LEWISTON — Whether Central Maine Power should get permission to construct its proposed 145-mile electrical transmission line between Quebec and Lewiston drew sharp comments Wednesday during a session sponsored by the Sierra Club at City Hall. The $950 million project would deliver power generated by Hydro-Québec to users in Massachusetts if it wins approval from regulators […]
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Franklin County group mum on request to CMP for benefits
A group of elected officials in Franklin County has asked Central Maine Power Co. for benefits as compensation for a proposed Canada-to-Massachusetts power line project that will cut through the county, but are not saying what exactly they have asked for. “I don’t negotiate in the press,” Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton said when asked for […]
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Lawsuit accuses CMP of fraud
A trio of law firms filed a lawsuit Wednesday, taking aim at Central Maine Power and its treatment of customers following a historic power outage last fall. Saying the suit has the potential to include 300,000 plaintiffs, representatives of the law firms filed their complaint alleging fraud for the way CMP treated its customers, thousands of whom […]
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CMP launches ad campaign to rehabilitate image in wake of billing scandal
Central Maine Power has launched a TV ad campaign in an attempt to burnish a reputation tarnished by customer outrage over high bills, a class-action lawsuit and state investigation of its billing and metering practices. In 30- and 60-second spots that started airing on Maine stations Monday, Doug Herling, president and CEO of CMP, apologizes […]
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Janet T. Rose
LIVERMORE FALLS — Janet T. Rose, 92, a lifelong resident of Livermore Falls, passed away Sunday, Aug. 5, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 10, 1925, in Livermore Falls, the daughter of Alfred B. Tardy and Theo (Bailey) Tardy. Janet was a 1944 graduate of Livermore Falls High School and […]
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CMP beefs up smart-meter network in wake of historic outage
Central Maine Power is making its smart-meter network less vulnerable to power outages, a weak link identified during last October’s wind and rain storm that blacked out a record number of customers. The company said Wednesday that key devices in the network are now wired for back-up generators, and that the utilty has increased the number […]
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CMP will give $50 million to help low-income customers in Massachusetts
Central Maine Power has agreed to give $50 million to energy-assistance programs that will benefit low-income electric customers — in Massachusetts. CMP will provide $50 million over 40 years to several programs and initiatives in Massachusetts, as a condition of winning the bid to build a high-voltage transmission line from Quebec through Maine that will […]
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Class-action suit filed against CMP, claiming customers overcharged
More than 600 Central Maine Power Co. customers who believe they have been overcharged on their electricity bills have sued the company and are seeking class-action status, according to a law firm representing them. Lipman & Katz, based in Augusta, filed the lawsuit Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court. Napoli Shkolnik, a New York City […]
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Power line project offers prospect of better internet in rural Maine
FARMINGTON — A possible benefit of the proposed $950 million hydropower transmission line between the Canadian border and Lewiston is the opportunity it offers to extend high-speed internet into more of rural Maine. Central Maine Power plans to include fiber-optic strands atop its transmission towers, with on-and-off ramps every 3 to 5 miles that would […]
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More than 200 CMP customers join class-action lawsuit claiming they were overbilled
More than 200 Central Maine Power Co. customers who believe they have been overcharged on their electricity bills have joined a class-action lawsuit against the company. Lipman & Katz, an Augusta-based law firm, issued a statement Tuesday night announcing that it plans to file the lawsuit Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court. Napoli Shkolnik, a […]