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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Tractor-trailer driver in Skowhegan trapped temporarily in truck after utility pole falls onto cab
A 48-year-old Canaan man who was driving the tractor-trailer for New Balance was not injured when the pole fell onto the truck's cab, pulling with it another pole that was damaged in a crash more than a week earlier, according to police.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
The Maine Millennial: Pine Tree Power will be a change for the better
Notice that opponents attack the referendum proposal instead of defending CMP.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2023
Bernie Sanders backs Pine Tree Power’s utility takeover campaign
The Vermont senator urged Mainers to support the upcoming referendum to create a statewide public power company and push out Central Maine Power and Versant Power.
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PublishedJune 30, 2023
Amid rising electric bills, a decrease in the cost of supply will soften the blow for many
The 'standard offer' that many Mainers pay for the supply of their electricity will decrease starting July 15, after the Maine Public Utilities Commission adjusted the rate. Overall electric bills will still rise, but not as much.
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PublishedJune 18, 2023
Maine power companies are spending millions to defeat a vote to dethrone them
This fall, Mainers could cut ties with their utilities. The companies are buying influence to try to stay in power.
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PublishedJune 13, 2023
Rate hike approvals add to rising bills for CMP, Versant customers
The PUC approved an increase tied to renewable energy policies that will combine with a previous rate hike to raise an average CMP customer's bill by more than $10 a month beginning July 1.
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PublishedJune 6, 2023
CMP rate hike approved by regulators, will increase home bills nearly $2 next month
Under a compromise approved Tuesday, typical Central Maine Power residential customers will see bills will rise 1% in July and then increase roughly $5 by the middle of 2025.
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PublishedMay 16, 2023
Work on NECEC transmission line may begin again soon
The Department of Environmental Protection has lifted a stop-work order on the stalled power line project, which is backed by Central Maine Power affiliates.
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PublishedMay 15, 2023
CMP rate hike hearings now on hold pending settlement talks
A compromise in a proposed rate hike for Central Maine Power may be reached without an evidentiary hearing or a high-stakes ruling by the Public Utilities Commission.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Mainers will decide whether to replace CMP, Versant with a nonprofit utility
After a 2-hour public hearing on Thursday, a legislative committee sent the referendum question to voters in November.
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