CMP

Published
September 20, 2021

Phippsburg residents to lose power during CMP repairs

Central Maine Power has to cut power to about 2,100 Phippsburg residents to repair a utility pole.
Published
September 13, 2021

Guest column: Spokesperson doesn’t tell the whole story about CMP corridor
Published
August 13, 2021

CMP, transmission line backers plan to appeal termination of crucial land lease

The companies' announcement of an appeal comes one day after Maine's DEP commissioner initiated the process to suspend New England Clean Energy Connect's permit.
Published
August 3, 2021

DEP says no permit violated in clearing Maine woods for corridor transmission line

The 145-mile power line project dubbed the New England Clean Energy Connect would serve as a conduit for up to 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid.
Published
July 29, 2021

Maine supreme court denies bid to split power corridor referendum into 3 questions

A state lawmaker wanted the court to order the Secretary of State's Office to split an upcoming ballot measure challenging the NECEC project into separate questions for voters.

Published
July 21, 2021

Attorneys argue over whether CMP power line referendum should be 1 question or 3

The issue is whether voters will have an ‘all-or-nothing’ choice this November on a ballot question that aims to block the 145-mile transmission line.
Published
July 16, 2021

PAC spending on CMP power line referendum hits $15.2 million in 2021

A ballot question in November will ask voters if they want to prohibit the project. Proponents and opponents of the power line have spent more than $42 million since 2019 to influence the vote.
Published
July 12, 2021

CMP’s management can improve, but is not ‘irredeemably flawed,’ state-ordered audit finds

The Maine Public Utilities Commission, which ordered the review after an investigation of the utility's rates, is inviting public comment and will decide the next steps.
Published
July 1, 2021

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.
Published
June 29, 2021

Guest column: It’s imperative Mainers take control of our electricity needs