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How the omnibus energy bill will benefit Maine
By Andrew Sturgeon on May 23, 2013, at 1:42 p.m.
There’s no arguing Mainers are paying too much for energy — significantly more than elsewhere in the country. For some time, Gov. Paul LePage has been saying that he wants to lower electricity rates, promote the expansion of natural gas infrastructure, lower energy costs for businesses and consumers, and redirect ...
C.N. Brown enters competitive electricity market
SOUTH PARIS, Maine — C.N. Brown Co. is entering Maine’s competitive electricity market, joining several companies that are vying to sell power to Maine residents and small-business owners for less than the standard offer rate. C.N. Brown already has a diverse portfolio of energy products, including gasoline, heating oil, propane, ...
Gulf Oil enters Maine’s electricity market
Maine residents and small-business owners can now purchase gasoline for their cars and electricity for their homes and businesses from the same company. Gulf Oil, based in Framingham, Mass., announced Tuesday it is now selling electricity to Maine residential and commercial customers, and can do so at a price lower ...
Maine Public Utilities Commission didn’t address smart meter safety, court says
By DAVID SHARP,The Associated Press on July 12, 2012, at 8:03 p.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s highest court ruled Thursday that state regulators failed to adequately address safety concerns about Central Maine Power’s smart meters but the ruling had no immediate impact on more than 600,000 smart meters already installed in homes and businesses across the state. The Supreme Judicial Court ordered ...
Smart meter foes make case to Maine Supreme Court
The Associated Press on May 10, 2012, at 11:50 a.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — Supreme court justices on Thursday questioned whether utilities regulators shirked their responsibility for ensuring the safety of “smart meters” when they allowed customers to opt out without giving assurances to other customers who have them. Opponents of Central Maine Power’s wireless-enabled electric meters say the devices emit ...
Maine smart meter critics file appeal
The Associated Press on Jan. 12, 2012, at 11:43 a.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — A group of Central Maine Power ratepayers has filed an appeal with the state’s highest court in its fight against the utility’s use of smart meters. Lead plaintiff Ed Friedman and other CMP customers are appealing the Public Utilities Commission’s dismissal of their complaint challenging CMP’s program ...
CMP plans cleanup of toxic Augusta site
The Associated Press on Dec. 23, 2011, at 11:42 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — Central Maine Power Co. plans to clean up and contain toxic coal tar left next to, and likely underneath, Bond Brook at the site of the former Augusta Gas Works. A spokesman for the utility says the cleanup planned for next summer is expected to cost between ...
Nearly 55,000 still without power as Irene clean-up continues in Maine
Power companies continue to clean up after Irene, with approximately 55,000 Mainers still in the dark Tuesday. In a prepared statement, Gov. Paul LePage said Tuesday that getting power restored to all Mainers was his top priority. As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, approximately 55,000 Central Maine Power customers were still ...
As installation of smart meters continues, so does consumer push back
MONROE, Maine — Although Central Maine Power already has converted nearly half of its 620,000 accounts in the state to digital smart meters, some midcoast area customers are continuing to fight back against the change. The wireless electrical meters will be able to more precisely detect energy usage and the ...
Complaint challenges Central Maine Power’s meters
The Associated Press on Aug. 04, 2011, at 1:26 p.m.
AUGUSTA, Maine — A group of Central Maine Power ratepayers has filed a complaint with state regulators about the utility’s use of so-called “smart meters.” Ed Friedman of Bowdoinham is the lead petitioner in the 19-person complaint filed with the Maine Public Utilities Commission challenging CMP’s smart-meter program, in which ...
More than 1,500 CMP customers without power Sunday
on July 31, 2011, at 10:50 a.m.
CORINNA, Maine — More than 1,500 residents in Penobscot and Somerset counties were without power most of Sunday. Central Maine Power said the Corinna substation had some equipment failure issues. The problems began around 10 a.m. and were fixed by 3 p.m. People in Corinna, Exeter, Newport, St. Albans and ...
UM energy conference focuses on smarter consumption
ORONO, Maine — Conserving energy and electricity is beneficial for consumers and companies, especially given the state of the economy, representatives from the University of Maine, utility companies, House of Representatives and researchers in academia and the private sector indicated during the University of Maine’s Haskell Energy Conference. The conference, held ...
Opponents accuse CMP of ‘bullying’ homeowners into smart meter program
The Associated Press on March 16, 2011, at 9:59 a.m.
PORTLAND, Maine — The state’s consumer advocate says Maine’s largest utility is “bullying” some homeowners to have so-called “smart meters” installed on their homes against their will. Eric Bryant, senior counsel in the Public Advocate’s Office, is asking the Public Utilities Commission to “admonish” Central Maine Power Co. and direct ...
LePage speaks frankly to Dirigo Girls State delegates
Orono man enters not guilty pleas in Cable kidnapping, murder
Handful of Republicans being pressured to override LePage Medicaid veto
LePage fails to surprise on Medicaid expansion
The cost of requiring more renewable power
A vote against the budget is a vote for a state shutdown
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
American Lung Association retires number of cyclist killed in Trek Across Maine
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
Pats’ Hernandez questioned in homicide case
Midcoast multibajillionaire knows what her husband is doing before he does it
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