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Versant taps Canadian utility executive as new president
Erica Young will begin leading Maine’s second-largest electricity provider next year.
Mainers turn out at PUC hearing to condemn CMP’s 5-year plan to raise rates
Attendees at the meeting in Freeport say that the proposed increase to fund infrastructure improvements — roughly $35 a month by late 2030 — would hurt the state’s most vulnerable residents.
Central Maine Power Co. taps longtime VP as new president
Linda Ball had worked as the utility’s vice president of customer service since 2019.
Passamaquoddy Tribe wants to install hundreds of rooftop solar panels. Maine utility says it’s not allowed.
Regulators’ decision could also affect people in retirement communities and mobile home cooperatives who band together to fund solar projects.
CMP’s 5-year plan to add workers, lower storm costs carries big price tag
The company is asking state regulators for permission to increase revenue by more than $400 million between 2026 and 2031.
CMP electricity bills to increase in July
Customers of the state’s largest electric utility will see monthly bills go up by about $5.
Gov. Mills renominates top utility regulator to take on electrification challenges
Phil Bartlett and the other 2 members of the Public Utilities Commission increasingly face issues related to renewable power and grid modernization.
State lawmakers again consider authorizing northern Maine transmission line
The legislation drew opposition from local residents who said lawmakers should not approve the project without knowing the route, costs and builder.
Maine electricity bills increased again this month
The money will pay for costly improvements to transmission lines across New England, but critics say it’s excessive.