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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Portland Foreside power plant loses first round with PUC
It’s unclear how the ruling, requested by the developers as they seek financing for the next phase of construction, will affect the more than $1 billion development.
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Mills vetoed a data center pause. Now Maine towns are passing their own.
At least 4 municipalities have imposed or are considering their own moratoriums on new data center development while they refine local regulations.
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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.
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Portland Foreside developers want to build a cogeneration plant. What is it and how would it work?
The plant would be built next to the densely populated Munjoy Hill neighborhood, raising concerns about emissions, exhaust stacks and other environmental impacts.
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Maine lawmakers outline competing visions for energy policy, agree affordability is key
Energy affordability — under mounting stress chiefly from rising electricity prices — will be a litmus test for most any climate policy or spending decisions.
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Maine regulators approve conservation plan, allowing completion of controversial NECEC line
The approval, which was condemned by environmental groups, opens the door for the completion of a 53-mile transmission line through rural northwestern Maine.
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Mainers are building energy-saving window inserts for one another
WindowDressers, a Rockland-based nonprofit, offers low- and no-cost inserts that trap heat indoors and can lower bills during the winter. Want some? You’ll need to lend a hand.
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Versant taps Canadian utility executive as new president
Erica Young will begin leading Maine’s second-largest electricity provider next year.
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Mainers turn out at PUC hearing to condemn CMP’s 5-year plan to raise rates
Attendees at the meeting in Freeport say that the proposed increase to fund infrastructure improvements — roughly $35 a month by late 2030 — would hurt the state’s most vulnerable residents.