Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 16, 2022
Customers of Versant Power will face sharply higher electricity supply rates in 2023 on top of big increases paid this year. The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday approved a new “standard offer” supply rate for residential and small-business customers of 16.44 cents per kilowatt-hour, an increase of 41% over the current rate of 11.68 cents. The new rate will increase the bill for a typical household using 500 kWh of electricity a... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation November 17, 2022
For a second year in a row, most customers of Central Maine Power will see their electricity supply rates rise in 2023, reflecting a trend driven largely by the high cost of natural gas that fuels many power plants in New England. Beginning on Jan. 1, new “standard offer”... + más
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Getty Images Key takeaways This week, the U.S. central bank is preparing to release its widely-anticipated November Fed rate hike decision. Investors and economists widely expect the Federal Reserve to hike rates 75 basis points (0.75%) by Wednesday. If the Fed follows through,... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 31, 2022
Dueling campaigns for and against the creation of a consumer-owned electric utility in Maine each announced Monday that they had collected enough signatures to put their competing visions in front of voters in November 2023. Our Power, the lead organizer behind the push for a... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Business October 16, 2022
It’s not a question of if they go up, but how much. That’s the outlook for electricity supply rates most Mainers will pay next year. The prices for power generation are destined to rise again. Exactly how high will become clear in November. The prime culprit, experts say, is... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 05, 2022
The Governor’s Energy Office will formally oppose a rate increase being sought by Versant Power, Maine’s second-largest electric utility company. Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday told officials to intervene in the Maine Public Utilities Commission case, in which Versant – which... + más
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NBC News USA Politics October 03, 2022
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a new effort to expand gun rights by declining to hear a challenge to a Trump-era ban on so-called bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic rifles to fire more quickly. The decision not to hear the two related cases, a blow for gun rights... + más
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Fox News USA Politics October 03, 2022
on Monday declined to hear a case in which Second Amendment activists sought to invalidate the Trump-era ban on bump stocks — the latest in multiple such cases the justices have refused to take up. The lawsuit, Gun Owners of America v. Garland, initially targeted former... + más
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