As Maine continues to battle widespread power outages thanks to an increase in storm severity, here's why the state hasn't pushed to move wires underground.
When it comes to Maine's largest electric entity, Central Maine Power, Maine residents aren't strangers to the utility asking for additional financial resources to help cover the costs of major storm damage
There's a lot of work to be done, and when you take a look at some of the photos that CMP has posted to their Facebook page, you can see that daunting task ahead of these crews.
Not only did yesterday's high winds knock out power to thousands of Mainers across the region, but according to WMTW News 8, a house that was under construction in South Portland actually blew down.
There has also been a fair amount of confusion regarding the different portions of the overall electric bill. Maine residents will see a 'supply' portion and a 'delivery' portion.
We've received word that part of North Belfast Avenue (Route 3) has been shut down from the Weeks Mills Road up to Bolton Hill following an apparent early-morning car accident.
Hearing this story takes me back a few years. Specifically, it takes me back to 2018. Remember when, during the summer and fall of 2018, we were constantly losing power thanks to squirrels climbing on the power lines? Here in Augusta, we lost power numerous times between July and late-September...