Lawmakers call on Maine PUC to investigate allegations in lawsuit against CMP parent company

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 9, 2021

A bipartisan group of legislators has called on the Maine Public Utilities Commission to launch an immediate investigation into allegations made in a lawsuit filed last week against Avangrid, the parent company for Central Maine Power, by a former subcontractor. Security Limits Inc., based in Jessup, Pennsylvania, and its CEO, Paulo Silva, filed a federal lawsuit accusing Avangrid of rigging bids, racketeering and buying unnecessary equipment so it could charge higher electricity rates to customers and increase its profits. Avangrid has denied the allegations.