Electricity demand is down by 3 percent to 5 percent in New England, and a power grid operator said there should be sufficient power for peak demand this summer. Read More
For more than two years, Rita George has been trying to get an explanation for how the electric bills for the 730-square-foot house she owns in Shapleigh could be so high. Read More
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce and the Industrial Energy Consumer’s Group supported the lawsuit. Read More
That fund comes as part of a proposed settlement of an investigation into improper disconnect notices mailed last winter. Read More
Central Maine Power Co. on Monday received the third key state permit needed for its proposed transmission corridor stretching from the Quebec border to Lewiston, although a challenge awaits the project at the ballot box this November. Read More
Lewiston officials hope that the controversial New England Clean Energy Connect project will pour $7 million or more of new tax revenue into the city’s coffers, the Sun Journal reports. Read More
Attorneys clashed over disputed petitions needed to put a $1 billion hydropower transmission project to a statewide vote Tuesday in the first state supreme court arguments delivered via video conferencing. Read More
The New England Clean Energy Connect's backers contend Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap misinterpreted state law when he accepted petitions notarized by people who performed other work for groups collecting petitions. Read More
Opponents of a referendum aiming to defeat Central Maine Power Co.’s proposed transmission corridor are appealing the Secretary of State office’s and a Kennebec County Superior Court judge’s decisions to validate the referendum to Maine’s highest court. Read More
The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Thursday ordered the shareholders of Central Maine Power Co. and not its ratepayers to foot the $580,000 cost for an audit that found problems with the way the utility handled customer service issues with its new billing system. Read More
The New England Clean Energy Connect is buying nearly 50,000 heavy duty mats to be placed on the ground during construction of the 145-mile power transmission corridor. Read More
Most of the remaining outages were concentrated along the coast on Thursday. Read More
That includes lingering damage and outages from last week's nor'easter. Read More
The outages from Monday’s storm come on the heels of a spring nor’easter that left tens of thousands without power. Read More
The decision deals a serious blow to supporters of the $1 billion project, who could appeal the ruling. Read More
Line crews may not have time to restore electricity to the more than 20,000 Mainers still without power from last week’s nor’easter as another storm Monday brings heavy rain and gusts of up to 60 mph. Read More
It is the highest sum ever spent on one side of a Maine referendum campaign, exceeding the roughly $8.5 million spent by backers of an unsuccessful 2017 campaign to establish a York County casino. Read More
The company behind the proposed $1 billion hydropower corridor from Canada through western Maine said Wednesday that it has awarded more than $300 million in contracts to build the project's infrastructure. Read More
