Candidates and ballot question activists have fallen silent as the state grapples with the tragedy. With about a week left before Election Day, no one knows if or when politicking will resume.
Stephen Singer
Stephen Singer writes about energy and utilities for the Press Herald. He began covering the arcane beat in 1999-2000 as a statehouse reporter for The Associated Press in Charleston, W.Va., as the Legislature -- with many others in the U.S. -- set about the task of deregulating energy. Singer picked up the beat for the AP in Hartford, Conn., expanding his reporting to cover the six New England states. A newcomer to Maine, he prefers blueberries to lobster.
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Loss of property tax looms over mayors’ Question 3 concerns
The mayors of nine cities say they fear losing property taxes if Question 3 passes, despite language in the enabling legislation that should prevent that from happening.
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Portland company enters deal with Shell to generate renewable energy from Mississippi River currents
ORPC harnesses the power of moving water to provide renewable energy. The project in the Mississippi is expected to bring visibility to the hydrokinetic technology the company pioneered.
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Public power question sharpens voters’ concerns about what’s at stake
A proposal to take over the state’s two investor-owned utilities raises worries about reliability, politics, workers’ rights, lawsuits and costs. Some are still in the dark.
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$30 million grant to bolster CMP grid a down payment on big projects
The money will be spent installing new devices that allow power to be restored more quickly and often remotely. The limited number of new devices already in service restored power to 74,000 customers in less than five minutes, said CMP.
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Feds identify Gulf of Maine area for offshore wind
The 3.5 million-acre area excludes lobster fishing grounds and all right whale restricted areas.
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CMP receives $30 million grant to improve grid reliability
The money is expected to be used to buy equipment mounted on the poles that will act like circuit breakers and allow the grid to rebalance more quickly following outages.
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Foreign ownership in CMP parent clouds 2 ballot measures
A foreign government’s ownership stake in a utility is complicated, and some experts say it doesn’t matter anyway because ownership of a regulated utility doesn’t translate into governance.
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Conservation Law Foundation opposes public power measure
The New England environmental group’s stance on the controversial Pine Tree Power ballot initiative differs from that of 2 other well-known conservation groups.
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Maine watchdog seeks to have Electricity Maine’s license revoked, says it overcharges
Some of the electricity supplier’s customers pay 40 cents per kilowatt hour, compared with the state’s standard offer of 17.6 cents, according to the state’s consumer advocate.