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Maine regulators order audit of Versant Power after multiple rate increases
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo Finance· 21 hours agoJun. 5—Maine regulators have ordered a broad audit of the state's second-largest electric utility, citing unspecified "questions and concerns" related to rate increases and other actions. The ...
Maine voters reject public takeover of CMP, Versant utilities
Utility Dive via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoQuestion 3 proposed that the state form a nonprofit, consumer-owned utility called Pine Tree Power...
Maine public-power vote could shape new course for utilities
The Hill via Yahoo News· 7 months agoMaine residents are set to vote next week on a ballot initiative that would make the state the first...
Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPower companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local...
Maine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoTaking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers are poised to vote on an...
Nor'easter slams Maine, causing 350,000 outages at the storm's peak
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 months agoApr. 4—This year, it was April that came in like a lion. Hundreds of thousands of Mainers lost power Thursday as a nor'easter brought heavy snow and strong winds to the region. Outages peaked ...
Versant Power seeks electricity rate hike
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 7—Maine's second-largest utility, Versant Power, is seeking a $120-a-year average electricity rate increase to pay for infrastructure maintenance and upgrades, technology investments and ...
Over 100,000 Maine households still without power Saturday after Friday's storm
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 24—Thousands of homes were still without power on Christmas Eve following a powerful storm that blew through Maine bringing heavy wind, rain, and flooding Friday and freezing temperatures ...
Maine voters to decide fate of electric utilities, tribal obligations in off-year election
Associated Press via AOL· 7 months agoMaine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election dominated by a decision over...
Atlantic storm Lee delivers high winds and rain
Politico via Yahoo News· 9 months agoBAR HARBOR, Maine — Atlantic storm Lee made landfall at near-hurricane strength Saturday, bringing destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains to...
