Letter: Rate hike would be smaller without CMP

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 2, 2021

In reacting to the expected major increase in Central Maine Power rates resulting from a new federal transmission charge, the Maine Public Utilities Commission spokesperson was quoted in your report as saying that the effect would be the same for a consumer-owned utility. That’s misleading. If a Pine Tree Power replaced CMP as a transmission owner, its customers would experience a lower increase. The PUC should clarify its statement. ~ Gordon L. Weil, Harpswell