The governor calls the performance of Maine’s electric utilities ‘abysmal’ but says the bill to form a consumer-owned utility was ‘hastily drafted’ could create more problems than it solves.
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Posted inAmerican Journal
CMP proposes Buxton site expansion
The town planning board will hold a public hearing on the plan for the switchyard July 12 and will also hear plans for a mobile home park.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: People of Maine ready to take next step toward public power
Gov. Mills should sign L.D. 1708 and give Mainers a say in how and where they get their electricity.
Posted inLocal & State
Serious injury reported as Belgrade cleans up from destructive ‘microburst’ storm
A person was extricated from her car and taken to the hospital, officials said, while weather service officials said some 300 trees were uprooted by the intense storm with wind gusts reaching up to 90 mph.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Rural Maine cooperative holds up well when compared to CMP
A commentary fails to acknowledge that Eastern Maine Electric’s rates are very close to CMP’s, though the investor-owned utility’s territory is much cheaper to serve.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Legislature passes consumer-owned utility bill after Maine Senate reverses course
But supporters would have to pick up additional votes to override a likely veto from Gov. Janet Mills, who has expressed concerns about the buyout of CMP and Versant Power’s assets.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Bill banning flavored tobacco loses funding in state budget compromise
The legislation, which would bar the sale of menthol cigarettes, could be in jeopardy as a bipartisan budget deal fails to backfill sales tax revenue that would be lost.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I don’t like CMP. But I don’t support a publicly owned Maine utility.
More aggressive enforcement by the PUC is a better way to ensure the utility is prepared for the dramatic demands on the grid we’re going to face.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
CMP customers could see double-digit rate hike in August
CMP is asking the Maine Public Utilities Commission to consider deferring some storm charges and holding an overall residential rate hike to under 10%.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Young Mainers will be inheriting the grid – we would like to own it
If we’re going to increasingly rely on electricity for our basic needs in the future, consumer ownership, not investor ownership, is the way to go.