Maine PUC Mandates Individual Notice for Consumer-Owned Water Rate Hikes
May 08, 2025
May 08, 2025
AUGUSTA, Maine, May 8 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) has amended its rules to require consumer-owned water utilities (COWUs) to provide individual notice to customers when adjusting rates under a recently enacted state law. The order, issued on May 7, 2025, modifies Chapter 616 of the Commission's rules to reflect a new provision in Maine statute (35-A M.R.S. Sec. 6104-B).
The new law, passed in 2023, created an expedited process for COWUs to adjust rates, subj . . .
The new law, passed in 2023, created an expedited process for COWUs to adjust rates, subj . . .