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PublishedOctober 16, 2022
Rate hike 2.0: Electricity supply costs due to rise again next year
New England's natural gas crunch and Russia's war are pushing electric rates higher.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
State to intervene in Versant Power rate hike request
Gov. Janet Mills orders her energy office to oppose the rate proposal, which seeks a 32% increase for Maine's second-largest electric utility.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Versant Power seeks electricity rate hike
If approved, the average customer would pay about $120 more a year, starting next July.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2022
Maine sees the future of power transmission, and it won’t always include big new lines
Big batteries and efficiency are chosen as an alternative to a new Brunswick-Topsham power line, thanks to a new law that pushes utilities to explore new ways to assure reliability.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Gov. Mills’ plan to rein in power companies faces two-pronged opposition
Many opponents either said the bill is a cynical ploy to maintain the status quo, or government overreach to address problems that don't exist.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2021
Rolling blackouts possible this winter, New England power grid warns
Rolling blackouts may hit New England if there’s an extended cold snap this winter
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PublishedJuly 16, 2021
PAC spending on CMP power line referendum hits $15.2 million in 2021
A ballot question in November will ask voters if they want to prohibit the project. Proponents and opponents of the power line have spent more than $42 million since 2019 to influence the vote.
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PublishedMay 20, 2021
Dozens testify on both sides of bill to create consumer-owned utility in Maine
Under the controversial proposal, regulators would direct a buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power's infrastructure to create a nonprofit utility serving roughly 800,000 customers.
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PublishedFebruary 18, 2021
State regulator launches probe into future of Maine’s electric grid
The investigation comes after controversy over Central Maine Power's estimated costs for connecting solar energy farms to the grid.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
CMP says some customers will be in the dark until Wednesday
The utility says more than 80% of the 230,000 customers who lost electricity in the weekend storm had it back by Monday.
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