The Maine Public Utilities Commission rules that CMP spent more than $34 million prudently to restore service after 2 nor’easters.
Maine Public Advocate
Posted inBusiness, Maine
CMP customers could see double-digit rate hike in August
CMP is asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to consider deferring some storm charges and holding an overall residential rate hike to under 10%.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine public advocate: Floating offshore wind will benefit consumers
This is the course to protect Mainers from volatile fossil fuel costs, safeguard our coastal communities from rising sea levels and mitigate the Gulf’s warming.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Anti-referendum ruling won’t end baseless anti-corridor arguments
A lot of smart, honorable people who work for impartial Maine agencies have to be wrong to make NECEC opponents right.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine public advocate: Vote ‘yes’ on 1 to invest in better broadband for rural Maine
This is an opportunity to leverage state, federal and private funds and build employment and educational opportunities statewide.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP agrees to create $500,000 COVID-19 fund to settle disconnection case
The fund would help residential customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic pay their electricity bills.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: PUC staff report not the end of CMP billing case
Finding that there was no problem with the company’s billing software doesn’t mean its bills were accurate.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Times Record
Following 12-month inquiry, decision time approaches in CMP billing probe
Staff of the Public Utilities Commission will make a recommendation to commissioners Thursday on how much blame, if any, there is to lay at the feet of Central Maine Power for its billing problems.
Posted inBusiness
Internet companies leave customers in the dark on storm-related outages
Providers don’t disclose the scope of outages or predict when service will be restored – because they don’t want to, and because they can’t.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
CMP executive: Electric utility is committed to a transparent auditing process
Though a recent editorial said otherwise, the truth is that all three independent analyses of CMP’s billing system were thorough and meticulous.