Members of the Land Use Planning Commission disagree on the 145-mile project’s impact on 27-acre Beattie Pond.
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CMP transmission line faces critical vote by state land-use panel
The Land Use Planning Commission is set to discuss and possibly vote on whether the $1 billion project meets state zoning standards.
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In response to conflicting reports, CMP executive says customers’ bills are correct
The company’s top customer service executive says recent reports validate the utility’s billing practices.
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Our View: Bad weather doesn’t answer all CMP billing questions
Too many customers have had too many problems that can’t be explained by a cold snap.
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Blistering analysis faults CMP for poor management, system defects
A report by the Maine Office of the Public Advocate criticizes Central Maine Power for failing to fix a defective billing and metering system that resulted in thousands of inaccurate bills, and recommends hiring a third party to oversee proper testing.
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Maine Voices: Public Utilities Commission should look out for consumers’ interests, not CMP’s
It’s galling that the PUC has seconded the company’s specious rationale for wildly inflated bills.
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Woolwich reaffirms its support of CMP transmission project
The 3-2 vote comes after residents urged the Select Board to rescind its 2017 letter.
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Public advocate’s study of high bills blames CMP’s meter and billing systems
The findings, which will be presented to regulators Friday, contradict a report released Tuesday by the PUC staff that attribute the spike to cold weather and a rate increase.
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PUC staff blames frigid weather, high usage for jump in many CMP customers’ bills
The conclusion of the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s staff affirms an earlier analysis by an independent auditor, that bills spiked along with power use in the winter of 2017-18.
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List of Maine towns opposing CMP transmission corridor grows
It’s a largely symbolic move, but critics of the 145-mile transmission line hope that rallying more municipalities around their cause will slow the project’s momentum.