A company paid $500,000 by Maine regulators to study the state’s electric grid may have been ineligible to receive the contract based on conflict of interest rules.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Don’t expect Maine ‘public power’ plan to deliver on its big promises
L.D. 1646 could keep CMP as the private operator of the publicly owned utility – at higher rates.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Opponents of CMP power line submit signatures for referendum
The opposition group, No CMP Corridor, says it has enough signatures to force a statewide vote, but legal experts say the move to overturn a regulatory body’s decision is unprecedented.
Posted inTimes Record
CMP apologizes, offers remedy for Chops Point tower lights
The radar system will turn on the tower lights only when an aircraft is within 1,000 feet of the towers. Once the aircraft is out of range, the lights will turn off.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Some customers dissatisfied with regulators’ ruling on Central Maine Power
Numerous consumers who have complained of inexplicably high bills said they aren’t expecting any major changes as a result of the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s decision on the billing controversy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
State jolts CMP with $10 million penalty for mishandling billing and customer service
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.
Posted inTimes Record
CMP to meet with Woolwich-area residents over flashing tower light complaints
The lights met immediate criticism from neighbors after they were installed on CMP’s new transmission towers over the summer.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Amid corner-cutting on CMP corridor plan, citizens’ hands are tied
Maine needs more authority to conduct comprehensive environmental studies of significant and/or controversial projects.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Another crisis, another empty promise from CMP
Recent disconnect notices that contradict state law are but the latest example of a utility that’s in the dark.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
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.