OPA Files Comments Supporting Utility’s Updated 2025 Annual COG Filing
Bangor filed an updated 2025 annual COG filing. “The net change in demand costs is a $57,043 reduction… [reducing] the proposed demand charge from $0.487 per therm…
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October 3, 2025
Utility Files Updated Cost Of Gas Filing
Unitil made updated cost of gas (COG) filing. updated cost of gas (COG) The filing provides: (1) “an updated CGF rate for the residential class of $0.6498 per therm… an…
September 29, 2025
PUC Suspends For 12 Months Utility’s Requested Revision To “Small Generator Interconnection Procedures”
The Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued order suspending CMP’s requested revision to Section 55 – “Small Generator Interconnection Procedures” for 12 months…
September 26, 2025
PUC Approves Utilities Proposals To Return Excess Funds Associated With Certain Regional Fuel Security Initiatives To Standard Offer Customers
“By this Order, the Commission approves Central Maine Power Company’s (CMP) and Versant Power’s (Versant) proposals to return excess funds associated with certain…
September 24, 2025
Utility Rate Design For Stranded Costs Including Large Commercial Customer
On August 29, 2025 Central Maine and Versant Power made a filing incorporating LD1792 and LD1777 changes and the calculation of October 1, 2025 stranded cost rates. On…
September 18, 2025
Initial Comments Filed Statewide Low-Income Assistance Plan Rule
In Maine supplemental comments on proposed rule are due by October 6, 2025. On October 1, 2025 the transcript of August 30, 2025 public hearing was made available.…
September 12, 2025
PUC Approves Stipulation Allowing Utility Credit To Offset Default Service Uncollectible Adders
As previously reported, the Commission opened this proceeding in a Notice of Investigation and Opportunity to Intervene (Notice) issued on September 10, 2024. “The basis…
August 29, 2025
Utility Seeks Approval Of Standard Offer Credit & Collection Activities
Versant seeks approval of the stipulation that “resolves all issues related to Versant’s standard offer credit and collection activities through June 30, 2025.…
PUC Approves Gas Utility’s Default Service Rates
On September 30th, the Maine Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued order approving Summit’s proposed: (1) “Deferred Gas Cost Rate of $0.079 per therm and Forecast…
August 25, 2025
Utility Files Plans Regarding New Energy Billing Projects
On August 4th, the Maine PUC issued a procedural order scheduling a case conference to discuss the utility filings, including “changes proposed pursuant to LD1777.” On…
