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PUC rejects proposed $75 power bill credit for low-income Mainers

Por: Portland Press Herald Business December 21, 2022

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An emergency request to help low-income Mainers struggling with high electric bills was rejected Tuesday by the Public Utilities Commission, which said it didn’t have the legal authority to grant the request and expressed concerns that other customers would have to pick up the tab. At issue was a request by William Harwood, the state’s public advocate, for a one-time, $75 bill credit for each of the roughly 25,000 Central Maine Power and... + full article



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