Former Gov. Paul LePage confirmed on Monday that he was paid in 2019 by a lobbying firm to advocate for Central Maine Power’s hydropower corridor, which has been perhaps the hottest political issue facing his Democratic successor. Read More
Maine regulators downplayed the appearance of a conflict of interest, while others said the firm’s work for both sides should raise questions about what was billed as an independent report. Read More
Members of a conservation and forestry committee said that a lease between CMP and the Bureau of Parks and Lands for a mile-long parcel of state land that was signed in 2014 should be canceled. Read More
David Flanagan led the utility as its CEO from 1994 to 2000, a period that overlapped with the great power outages following the ice storm of 1998. Read More
The 100-page report conducted by London Economics International highlighted other tradeoffs of the proposal. The report was sent to legislators over the weekend. Read More
But those rates should be lower in the future because of its tax-exempt status. Read More
Imposing “public power” will not solve problems. It will only make things worse. Read More
Legislators pressured the head of the Maine Public Utilities Commission Thursday about whether Central Maine Power is fit to operate as an electric utility in Maine. Read More
The Maine Public Utilities Commission paid a company $500,000 to study Maine’s electric grid, but the company should have been ineligible for the contract based on the commission’s own rules, according to interviews and a review of documents. Read More
New England energy companies stand to lose $1.8 billion over 15 years if the hydropower corridor is approved, according to a new study. Read More
Thousands of Central Maine Power customers remained without electricity early Saturday afternoon, the day after an ice storm swept through the state. Read More
A political committee funded by gas generators is facing up to $25,000 in fines from Maine’s ethics regulator after injecting hundreds of thousands into a campaign against Central Maine Power’s hydropower corridor. Read More
State-level campaigns are making noise in Augusta, starting with groups on both sides of an upcoming vaccine ballot question, while a mysterious Hawaii company appears to be giving a boost to Susan Collins' re-election fight. Read More
Opponents of Central Maine Power’s proposed hydropower corridor said they delivered 76,000 signatures to the Maine secretary of state’s office on Monday. Read More
The group will need more than 63,000 signatures from Maine voters to make the ballot after the signatures are verified by Secretary of State Matt Dunlap’s office. Read More
Maine’s top energy regulators handed consumers a win on Thursday when they ruled unanimously that Central Maine Power must compensate customers who had a billing error regardless of whether a complaint was filed. Read More
A day after telling regulators that it did comply with rules about winter electricity disconnection notices, Central Maine Power’s head said Wednesday that the company needs to respect its customers and will temporarily stop sending the notices. Read More
A political committee representing Hydro-Quebec in a campaign to rescue the proposed Central Maine Power corridor from a referendum challenge was fined nearly $35,000 after admitting a late financial disclosure. Read More
