Nearly 60,000 Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers were without electricity Thursday evening, but that number dropped to about 25,000 by 7:30 a.m. Friday morning.
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6 ways to cut your electricity use during a heat wave
Actions as simple as closing the curtains and grilling your dinner outdoors can trim summertime power costs.
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Electricity use spiked during the July 4th heat wave. Here’s what that tells us.
Demand grew as the holiday weekend approached and many Mainers turned on their air conditioners, pushing peak loads well above a typical summer day.
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CMP rate hike hearing draws protesters, fierce testimony to Lewiston
Advocates and frustrated Central Maine Power Co. ratepayers rallied outside Tuesday’s hearing — the last opportunity for public comment — to urge state officials to deny CMP’s request for an average $18 monthly bill increase.
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Crash, grass fire lead to road closures as Scarborough also hit by power outages
Both Route 1 and Haigis Parkway have since reopened. Meanwhile, CMP has restored power to all of the 5,000-plus customers who lost electricity Monday.
Posted inCommunity, News
Stoplight outage in North Windham causing traffic issues
Officials asked motorists to avoid Route 302 from Boody’s Corner through the shopping district and said a resolution could take ‘an extended period.’
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Does New England rely on natural gas for about half of its electricity? | Fact brief
Maine relies more on renewable sources than New England as a whole but still uses significant amounts of natural gas for energy generation.
Posted inMaine, News, The Maine Forecast
Thousands in Maine lost power due to gusty winds
Most of the outages had been resolved by Tuesday afternoon after winds of 35-50 mph swept across the state.
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CMP restores power to over 1,000 in Waldo County
The vast majority of Central Maine Power customers in Liberty were without electricity Tuesday night after the town’s fire department said wires were knocked down on Route 220.
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Power restored for over 2,000 customers in Kennebec County
A power outage in Augusta, Sidney and Rome lasted through Saturday morning.