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- Power bills to rise for CMP customers after decision in controversial rate case (8/4/14)
PORTLAND — Central Maine Power Co. said power bills for residential and small business customers are set to go up an average of $2.07 per month, starting Sept. 1.
- Grid operator: Summer power enough in New England (4/29/14)
HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) - Energy efficiency will help ensure enough electricity is available in New England even during an extended heat wave, the region's electric grid operator said Tuesday.
- Regulators (CT) tighten electricity-supplier rules (4/18/14)
Third-party electricity suppliers will have to fully disclose to customers their contract terms, conditions and rates, under an interim decision filed Thursday by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
- Brunswick solar ideas hinge on CMP rate case (4/8/14)
Town Councilor John Richardson’s plan to install solar panels on municipal buildings could hit a snag if the Public Utilities Commission approves a proposed rate case from Central Maine Power. The rate case contains a large increase on the standby charge billed to customers who produce their own power while still connected to the CMP grid
- PUC report says PSNH should sell its plants and the public should pay (4/2/14)
CONCORD — Public Service of New Hampshire should sell off its remaining power plants, and all electricity customers in the state should pay to recover the losses PSNH would incur in such a divestiture, according to a report by the staff of the Public Utilities Commission.
- CT Water profits up on surcharge (5/7/14)
Clinton's Connecticut Water Service Inc. said its first-quarter profits increased 14 percent on higher revenue in its core business.
- RWA (CT) and SolarCity Commemorate Major Solar Installation (4/28/14)
“This solar photovoltaic system, one of the largest of its kind in Connecticut, will allow the Authority to be more efficient and lower our energy costs. These savings are passed on to our customers in the form of reduced rate increases,” said Larry L. Bingaman, the Regional Water Authority’s President and CEO.
- CMP and solar energy advocates clash over what’s the smartest grid for Maine (4/18/14)
PORTLAND, Maine — Central Maine Power Co. says it needs to change a rate structure that no longer reflects its costs for delivering electricity. But some of the utility’s largest customers have countered that the proposed rate structure change would penalize them for generating their own power, using solar panels or other technologies.
- New England power pollution drops 21% (4/8/14)
The amount of greenhouses gases emitted by New England's power plants dropped 21 percent from 2001 to 2012, according to electric grid administrator ISO New England.
- R.I. agency approves transfer of Deepwater cables to National Grid (4/2/14)
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has approved the sale of Deepwater Wind’s cable transmission system for the five-turbine Block Island Wind Farm to National Grid for $9.5 million, according to an order by the state agency Wednesday