Maine Office of the Public Advocate

If confirmed by the Maine Senate, Heather Sanborn would take over from Bill Harwood in a job whose primary responsibility is representing the interests of utility ratepayers and consumers in regulatory and policy proceedings.

The Electric Ratepayer Advisory Council says financial support is not keeping up with soaring costs.

What is community solar? What do you need to think about when deciding whether to sign up for it? And what does the future of this program look like here in Maine? That's what we dive into in this episode of Maine Explained.

The average Central Maine Power customer could see their electricity bills increase by as much as $10 a month over the next three years, if a new grid upgrade plan from the utility gets approval from state regulators.

A dispute between the towns of Moscow and Bingham over an unpaid water bill has the attention of Maine's Office of the Public Advocate.

One of the lead opponents of a wind energy joint venture has reversed its opposition to the project, and says it's OK to go ahead under certain…