The state’s utilities watchdog accuses the energy provider of fraudulent or deceptive marketing, including agents posing as Central Maine Power auditors.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Activists hold ‘Goodbye CMP’ party in Lewiston
Group supports bill to buy out Central Maine Power to create a public electrical utility in its place.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
New York City eyes Quebec hydropower in bid to go green
Mayor Bill DeBlasio calls for new transmission line down the Hudson Valley that would be nearly as large as one sought by Central Maine Power.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Lewiston the big winner in controversial power line project
The city would gain more than $8 million in additional tax revenue annually if New England Clean Energy Connect gets a green light.
Posted inBusiness, News
Solar bill’s passage prompts optimism in the industry
Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill Tuesday that restores electricity credits for those who install home solar power systems.
Posted inLetters, sj-web
A good thing, overall
The proposed Central Maine Power New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line through west central Maine is under review. It will transport renewable hydropower from Quebec to the large Massachusetts market. Towns that the line passes through will acquire new tax income and many jobs will be created during construction. Many host municipalities have modest […]
Posted inMaine, sj-web
Maine may face brownouts, higher electric prices
During the bitter cold stretch that started right after Christmas and continued into 2018, New England’s power operators had a tough time keeping the juice flowing to homes and businesses throughout the region. Facing a shortage of natural gas because of a dearth of pipeline capacity, they relied on old oil and coal plants to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Thousands lose power in Lewiston
LEWISTON — A late-morning problem at a substation on Mill Street in Lewiston caused about 3,000 customers — and at least a dozen streetlights — to lose power Saturday in the downtown area. Power was restored after about two hours. According to Central Maine Power’s website, no customers in Lewiston were without power as of […]
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Death of eight nursing home residents after Irma spark outrage in Florida
A woman is transported from The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills as patients are evacuated after a loss of air conditioning due to Hurricane Irma on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 in Hollywood, Fla. Several patients at the sweltering nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath, authorities said Wednesday. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Bethel developer hopes to jolt Central Maine Power
BETHEL — Rick Savage doesn’t like getting pushed around. The co-owner of Sunday River Brewing Co. and developer of scores of new houses got angry when he discovered the power company might have shortchanged him. Two years ago, he filed a complaint with the Public Utilities Commission questioning Central Maine Power’s refusal to reimburse him […]