Heads Up, Maine CMP Customers: Your Power Bill’s Going Up

I know we're all not-so-secretly hoping for prices of just about everything to begin coming down, however, according to WGME 13,  starting July 1st, Central Maine Power customers are going to notice a little something extra on their electric bills. That something extra? About five bucks more per month, on average.

So, what gives?

According to CMP, the Maine Public Utilities Commission approved the rate hike to help cover the massive storm damage the state’s seen from 2022 through 2024. If you remember those wind and ice storms that knocked out power for thousands, you’re basically helping to pay for the cleanup and the upgrades that followed.

WGME explained that CMP says they’re using the extra cash to upgrade their infrastructure with things like installing stronger poles, adding insulated-covered wires and even hiring more workers to speed up response times when the next storm rolls in.

Will the rates go back down?

Now, here’s the twist, CMP says if we get lucky and have a mild storm season, those bills might go down again in the future. Obviously storm damage is one of those things that can't be predicted here in Vacationland so, as you might imagine, that's a big if.

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So yeah, your bill’s going up. But according to CMP, it’s all in the name of keeping your lights on when the weather gets nasty. Whether or not it actually helps? Well... we’ll see come the next Nor’easter.