Regulators should determine whether the state’s utilities are doing enough.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine regulators decide to open full investigation of CMP billing problems
The Public Utilities Commission’s legal process includes power to compel witnesses to testify, participation by stakeholders, technical conferences and public hearings.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Audit fails to quell anger over CMP bills
A third-party audit answered some questions, but many customers remain unsatisfied. Regulators will decide this week what to do next.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Hydro-Quebec offers misleading claims about power’s climate impact
We can’t trust the utility’s publicists to represent correctly their own carbon emissions.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Data show Maine had most frequent, longest power outages
The state’s electricity customers went through an average of three service interruptions in 2017, lasting more than 40 hours on average.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Hydroelectric dams produce green energy? Think again
Building such dams in Maine would violate federal and state environmental laws, for good reason.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Audit shows CMP billing and metering systems didn’t cause skyrocketing bills
However, Liberty Consulting Group concludes in the report to regulators that the company made the situation worse with a poor response to the thousands of complaints.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Editorial lacked insight on CMP’s power line proposal
Good energy policy analysis should look at all the options.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Southern Maine electricity customers can expect $6 monthly increase come Jan. 1
Reflecting regional trends, the supply side of home electricity bills will rise 14 percent, from 7.9 cents per kilowatt hour to a 10-year high of 9 cents.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Hydro-Quebec answers key climate question
The company is wasting enough energy to fill a contract with Massachusetts.