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Regulator: Decision on CMP rate request likely to be delayed
PUC Chairman Philip Bartlett tells lawmakers that the commission will consider recent customer service problems as it weighs the proposed 10.65 percent rate increase, but cannot ‘simply say no.’
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Dozens of Portland streetlights stay dark amid contract dispute with CMP
City Hall and the utility are at odds over who has to repair underground power conduits.
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Utilities watchdog calls for regulators to pause CMP rate case
The Public Advocate’s Office is asking the Maine PUC to stay CMP’s rate case until questions about billing and management accountability are settled.
Posted inBusiness
Customer outrage dominates final CMP rate hike hearing
Ratepayers urge public utilities commissioners to delay a rate hike until the utility lives up to its pledge to deal with customers’ overbilling complaints.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Public hearing in Farmington brings more angry CMP customers
From borrowing money to pay a $1,100-plus electric bill to complaints about service to harassment to sell property for a 145-mile transmission line, customers vent their feelings to the Public Utilities Commission.
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Second public hearing on CMP rate increase tonight in Farmington
Western Maine residents look forward to taking on Central Maine Power at Thursday evening’s public hearing.
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Regulators hear CMP customers’ complaints about soaring bills and ‘horrific’ service
The Public Utilities Commission holds a hearing in Portland as part of its investigation into the company’s billing and customer service practices, along with a rate hike it has requested.
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Hearings on CMP performance problems to start Tuesday in Portland
The first of 3 Public Utilities Commission hearings will be held on the Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine.
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Rep. Berry: Time to speak up on CMP’s billing errors, service shortcomings and proposed rate hikes
The PUC is taking the unusual step of holding public witness hearings; the first one will take place Tuesday in Portland.