SUN JOURNAL • April 15, 2021
For the first time in 18 months, Maine’s utility companies are allowed to disconnect service to customers who haven’t paid their bills starting Tuesday. That doesn’t mean people who owe money to Central Maine Power or any other utility face an imminent loss of service, though. Utility companies are typically ready, willing and able to work out payment plans and figure out how to keep services on – and this year, unlike most, there’s a pool of cash from the federal government to lend a hand to some of those in financial trouble due to COVID-19.