The goal is to ensure residents understand the environmental and economic benefits for Maine are real, says Jon Breed of the Clean Energy Matters campaign.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Give ‘we, the people’ control of our state’s vital infrastructure
Electricity, water, banks and the internet should be in the hands of the public, not corporate interests.
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Posted inBusiness
CMP sends cold-weather shutoff warnings to dozens of customers who are disputing their bills
Central Maine Power likely won’t disconnect anyone this winter, says a company vice president, but the threat of disconnection will remain next spring for customers who ignore CMP’s correspondence.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP dead last in U.S. in survey of business customers’ satisfaction
The J.D. Power survey sought opinions from 21,000 business customers of 87 utilities nationwide. It shows the Maine power company trailing even Pacific Gas and Electric, which has been linked to wildfires and filed for bankruptcy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Electricity will get cheaper for most Mainers, but CMP rate hike could cut into savings
Default rates for home and small-business customers will fall 19 percent, from 9 cents per kilowatt hour to 7.3 cents.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Western Maine power corridor not worth the ‘sacrifice’
We shouldn’t approve an infrastructure project that will benefit CMP stockholders more than it does the climate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
State approves power-purchase contract with UMaine wind project
The 20-year agreement requires CMP to buy electricity from an experimental floating wind turbine off the Maine coast.
Posted inTimes Record
Days after Halloween storm, power restored to most of Midcoast
Central Maine Power reports the lights were back on to the majority of homes in the southern Midcoast Monday morning, but dozens were still in the dark in Georgetown.
Posted inMaine, News, Times Record
Woolwich voters to decide whether to withdraw town’s support for CMP corridor
Voters could overturn the Woolwich Select Board’s decision to keep a 2017 letter supporting the proposed transmission line in place.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Ancient rhythms in control when the lights go out
Living without electricity is part of life in Maine, and people and houses and people quickly adjust to the way it used to be.