Por: Portland Press Herald 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” supply rates for home and small-business customers in CMP’s service area will rise from 11.8 cents per kilowatt hour to 17.6 cents, a 49% hike. Electricity supply makes... + full article
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 Opinion October 21, 2022
Gov. Percival Baxter is among Maine’s best remembered leaders, known for having protected the public lands around Katahdin for all to enjoy. Less known is that . Sadly, he lost his battles with the founder of Central Maine Power over the rights to our rivers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR... + 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 15, 2022
A fallen tree branch blocks a lane of traffic Friday on Deering Ave. in Portland. Michele McDonald/Press Herald also dumped a record amount of rain, according to the National Weather Service. The storm started late Thursday and ended late Friday, said NWS meteorologist Michael... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 14, 2022
Young fans watch the Portland vs Cheverus soccer game, some under the cover of an umbrella, as the rain begins to fall Thursday evening. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer A storm approaching Maine is expected to bring heavy rains and wind gusts of up to 45 mph along the... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 09, 2022
The by reporter Tux Turkel, about Central Maine Power’s request for an estimated $10-per-month rate increase to cover significant transmission network expansions, nicely illuminates a fundamental 21st-century political reality: Nobody wants to pay today to mitigate... + más
Central Maine Power sending crews to storm-ravaged Canadian maritimes | Portland Press Herald
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation September 26, 2022
Several Central Maine Power crews departed Bangor on Sunday night to help the Canadian Maritimes restore power to hundreds of thousands who lost electricity Saturday when Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Nova Scotia. CMP said in a release that it is sending 16 two-person crews,... + más
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