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Newly released documents from the Maine Ethics Commission show that energy giant NextEra secretly financed two groups working to defeat a transmission project through western Maine between 2018 and 2019
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The Maine Public Utilities Commission says the new standard-offer rates for customers of CMP, and Versant customers in Aroostook County, are about 30% lower than this year's.
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The majority of Mainers who lost power Monday had it restored by the late afternoon.
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At one polling location, voters were split over a public buyout of the state's electric grid.
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The Conservation Law Foundation said the proposal for a statewide, consumer-owned electric utility would create too much uncertainty at a time when Maine must move aggressively to address the climate crisis.
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Made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the grant is part of a $3.5 billion package the Biden administration announced Wednesday for 58 projects in 44 states to strengthen electric grid resilience and reliability.
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The campaign committees representing Central Maine Power and Versant Power have spent a combined $17.4 million this year and have been funded exclusively by their parent companies, Avangrid and ENMAX, respectively.
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The distribution rate increases will come in four steps starting July 1, and will cost the average residential customer about $5 per month over the next two years.
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According to the terms of the settlement, CMP customers would see an increase in distribution rates, starting in July.
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Two major news developments this week – one tragic, the other more political – overshadowed other events in Maine this week. And both could impact policy debates in Augusta and around the state in the coming months.