AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has amended its rules regarding late payment charges, interest rates on customer deposits, and returned check fees (Chapter 870) to comply with recent legislation. The key change prohibits transmission and distribution utilities from charging late fees to low-income customers. This amendment implements requirements outlined in Resolve 2023, Chapter 145, which directs the PUC to establish such protections. The amended rule fo  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered Versant Power to immediately pay outstanding invoices to Overland Consulting, the firm conducting a commission-initiated audit of Versant's operations and management practices. The order, issued February 19, 2025, follows Versant's repeated delays in payment and questions raised by the company regarding the audit's cost. The PUC initiated the audit in May 2024 under 35-A M.R.S. Sec. 113, retaining Overland Consul  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has revoked the renewable energy certification for Nexamp, Inc.'s Auburn Renewables Solar Facility. The 4.99 MW solar facility, located in Auburn, Maine, was initially certified as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource in a May 22, 2024, order. Nexamp filed a petition on November 20, 2024, requesting the rescission of the certification. In its petition, Nexamp stated that it has never marketed or sold Maine renewable ene  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has revoked the renewable energy certification for Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC's Sanford Solar Facility. The 4.875 MW solar facility, located in Sanford, Maine, was initially certified as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource in a September 19, 2024, order. Nautilus Solar filed a petition on December 10, 2024, requesting the rescission of the certification. In its petition, Nautilus Solar stated that the Sanford facility   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has revoked the renewable energy certification for Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC's Sidney Solar Facility. The 1.5 MW solar facility, located in Sidney, Maine, was initially certified as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource in a September 19, 2024, order. Nautilus Solar filed a petition on December 10, 2024, requesting the rescission of the certification. In its petition, Nautilus Solar stated that the Sidney facility has n  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- Central Maine Power (CMP) has received approval from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to refund $3.5 million to its large class standard offer customers. The refund comes from an overcollection in the large class standard offer retainage account, which totaled $7,046,114 as of September 30, 2024. This surplus has accumulated primarily due to differences between estimated and actual energy and capacity costs used in setting the large class standard offer pric  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- Versant Power has received approval from the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to refund $3,136,857.80 to its large class standard offer customers in the Bangor Hydro District. The refund originates from a surplus in the large class standard offer retainage and over/under accounts, which reached $3,636,858 as of September 30, 2024. This surplus has accumulated primarily due to discrepancies between estimated and actual energy and capacity costs used in determinin  more