Justice Michaela Murphy said the proper venue for the action sought by 4 customers is the Public Utilities Commission, not the courts.
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CMP facing a backlog of thousands of faulty bills
As the electric utility generates hundreds of flawed bills daily, customers ask: ‘What the heck is wrong with this company?’
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CMP sweetens its offer for approval of transmission corridor, to $258 million
In confidential documents, the power company and its partners offer incentives over 40 years if regulators approve the 145-mile project through western Maine.
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Regulators threaten CMP with sanctions for failing to fix customer service problems
In a scathing letter, the Public Utilities Commission said the power company has not met performance standards laid out last year.
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Regulators consider extending window for CMP bill disputes
The Public Utilities Commission also is coming under fire for its handling of some complaints.
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Large Maine solar producers win exemption from costly meter installations
Regulators saw little benefit to ratepayers from a requirement that companies with large solar arrays pay to have expensive meters installed.
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Default electricity rates in northern, eastern Maine to spike nearly 16%
Regulators approved a new standard offer that increases the residential rate from 7.22 cents per kilowatt-hour to 8.37 cents for people who don’t choose their own power supplier.
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Regulators may make shareholders absorb cost of CMP billing delays
The utility failed to charge about 3,400 new customers for months, citing lack of staff and inability to keep up with new accounts.
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Regulators say they won’t decide on CMP’s $1 billion power line until March
The Maine Public Utilities Commission extends the process for deciding whether to award a permit needed for the 145-mile transmission project to move forward.
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Regulators find CMP, Emera responded ‘reasonably’ to intense October windstorm
The PUC rules the utilities took proper actions based on the weather forecasts, but need to improve how they keep customers informed about outages and efforts to restore power.