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News & Press Releases

• MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION REMINDS GAS AND ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS OF RIGHTS, RESPONSIBILITIES AS WINTER DISCONNECT PROTECTION PERIOD ENDS (4/15/2021)
• MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OBSERVES SAFE DIGGING MONTH; URGES MAINERS TO KNOW WHAT'S BELOW BEFORE DIGGING (4/7/2021)
• MAINE RECEIVES $4.19 MILLION IN 51ST REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) AUCTION (4/6/2021)
• MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO EXAMINE ELECTRIC GRID MODERNIZATION TO MEET CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVES (2/18/2021)
• MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SECOND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROCUREMENT (1/15/2021)
• MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OPENS CASE TO CONSIDER PERFORMANCE METRICS FOR MAINE ELECTRIC UTILITIES (12/15/2020)
• VERSANT POWER-MAINE PUBLIC DISTRICT CUSTOMERS TO SEE LOWER ELECTRIC SUPPLY RATES IN 2021 (11/24/2020)
• MEDIA STATEMENT ON ELECTRIC RATES (11/19/2020)
• CENTRAL MAINE POWER CUSTOMERS TO SEE LOWER ELECTRIC SUPPLY RATES IN 2021 (11/18/2020)
• VERSANT POWER CUSTOMERS TO SEE LOWER ELECTRIC SUPPLY RATES IN 2021 (11/17/2020)
• COMMISSION DEDICATES HEARING ROOM IN MEMORY OF BELOVED STAFF ATTORNEY (9/29/2020)
• COMMISSION SELECTS RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS TO HELP ACHIEVE MAINE'S RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD GOALS (9/22/2020)
• COMMISSION STAFF MEMBER RECOGNIZED FOR IMPORTANT PROGRAM BENEFITING THE DEAF COMMUNITY (9/18/2020)
• COMMISSION ENDS EMERGENCY MORATORIUM ON UTILITY DISCONNECTION ACTIVITIES AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2020 (9/15/2020)
• Commission Issues Request for Proposals for Standard Offer Service for Customers of CMP and Versant Power (9/9/2020)
• Commission receives 100% score on Gas Safety Audit (8/28/2020)
• Commission Moves to New Hallowell Site (7/28/2020)
• MAINE RECEIVES $2.59 MILLION IN 48th REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) AUCTION (6/11/2020)
• CHAIRMAN BARTLETT STATEMENT REGARDING FERC'S NET METERING CASE (6/10/2020)
• COMMISSION TO EVALUATE IMPACTS OF PANDEMIC ON UTILITY CUSTOMERS AND UTILITIES (4/28/2020)
• Braley named Director of Commission's Telephone and Water Division (4/24/2020)
• April Is National Safe Digging Month (4/14/2020)
• Reducing the Possible Exposure to the Coronavirus Disease (3/18/2020)
• EMERGENCY MORATORIUM ON UTILITY DISCONNECTION ACTIVITIES (3/16/2020)
• MAINE RECEIVES $2.54 MILLION IN 47th REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE AUCTION (3/13/2020)
• Commission Initiates Procurement Process for Renewable Distributed Generation Resources (2/28/2020)
• Commission approves Pilot Programs to support Electric Vehicles (2/25/2020)
• Request for Proposals Issued for the Sale of Energy or Renewable Energy Credits from Qualifying Renewable Resources (2/14/2020)
• Commissioners Increase Accountability and Impose Mandated Performance Standards for CMP Customer Service; Levy Record $10M Disallowance (1/30/2020)
• Commission Assures CMP Customers who filed complaints during the last two years: Every complaint will be addressed (1/14/2020)
• MAINE RECEIVES $2.68 MILLION IN 46th REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) AUCTION; TOTAL REVENUES GENERATED FOR MAINE NOW EXCEED $111 MILLION (12/6/2019)
• Commission releases timetable for deciding two ongoing CMP cases; announces over $330,000 refunded to CMP customers (12/6/2019)
• CMP and Emera-MPD Customers to Benefit from Significantly Lower Electric Supply Rates in 2020 (11/13/2019)
• Emera Maine Customers to Benefit from Lower Electric Supply Rates Starting January 1, 2020 (11/12/2019)
• Maine Aqua Ventus Contract Approved (11/5/2019)
• Consumer Alert: Utility Disconnection Scam -- Commission Warns Consumers of Spoofing (10/30/2019)
• Public Witness Hearings on Emera Maine's Proposal to be Acquired by ENMAX Corporation in Orono and Presque Isle on Monday, October 21 (10/4/2019)
• MAINE RECEIVES $2.5 MILLION IN 45th REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI) AUCTION (9/9/2019)
• Request for Proposals Issued for Standard Offer Service for Customers of Central Maine Power Company and Emera Maine (9/6/2019)
• Commission receives Federal Grant for 911 Enhancements (8/12/2019)
• Commission to Decide CMP Metering and Billing Case Prior to Action on CMP's Rate Case (8/6/2019)
• New Public Information Campaign Aims to Educate Mainers About Emergency Calling and Texting to 911 (8/1/2019)
• Commission Approves Wind Power Contract (7/12/2019)
• Public Witness Hearings in CMP Cases (6/19/2019)
• $158.2M in Efficiency Funding Approved - All Cost-Effective Programs for Maine Residents and Businesses are Funded (5/15/2019)
• April Is National Safe Digging Month (4/26/2019)
• MPUC Approves Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity For the New England Clean Energy Connect Transmission Line (4/11/2019)
• $1M in Dispatch Consolidation Grants Available (2/15/2019)

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