PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 9, 2022
Low-income Mainers may get help with electricity rate increases after Public Advocate William Harwood petitioned the state on Friday for a break on consumers’ energy bills. Harwood asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission to approve a one-time $75 credit in January for each of the roughly 25,000 Central Maine Power and Versant Power customers currently enrolled in the state’s Low-Income Assistance Program. Rate hikes for CMP and Versant customers are set to take effect in January.