MAINE PUBLIC • April 5, 2023
A Public Utilities Commission hearing in Lewiston on Tuesday night gave the public an opportunity to weigh in on rate increases that Central Maine Power is requesting. CMP is asking the PUC to approve increases on the delivery portion of its customers' bills. For the typical residential customer, the increase would be about $10 per month. A half dozen people who criticized the proposal. Steven Goulet, a retired electrical contractor from Greene, was among a half dozen people who criticized the proposal. He argued for taking the profit out of the system, and creating a publicly owned utility.