Forcing a private corporation to sell its assets through eminent domain is ill-advised.
maine public utilities commission
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Editorial offers incomplete picture of Maine PUC’s oversight efforts
What the panel does to hold utilities accountable is not acknowledged, and the CMP outage data cited are flawed.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Regulators consider extending window for CMP bill disputes
The Public Utilities Commission also is coming under fire for its handling of some complaints.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Join the effort to support renewable energy development
Call your lawmakers and encourage a ‘yes’ vote on L.D. 91 to make gross metering explicitly illegal.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine finishes last in race to keep the lights on
Regulators should determine whether the state’s utilities are doing enough.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Large Maine solar producers win exemption from costly meter installations
Regulators saw little benefit to ratepayers from a requirement that companies with large solar arrays pay to have expensive meters installed.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Hydro-Quebec answers key climate question
The company is wasting enough energy to fill a contract with Massachusetts.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Default electricity rates in northern, eastern Maine to spike nearly 16%
Regulators approved a new standard offer that increases the residential rate from 7.22 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8.37 cents for people who don’t choose their own power supplier.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Regulators may make shareholders absorb cost of CMP billing delays
The utility failed to charge about 3,400 new customers for months, citing lack of staff and inability to keep up with new accounts.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Regulators say they won’t decide on CMP’s $1 billion power line until March
The Maine Public Utilities Commission extends the process for deciding whether to award a permit needed for the 145-mile transmission project to move forward.