BANGOR DAILY NEWS • May 15, 2023
Close to 94,000 Maine households that have fallen behind on electric bill payments can expect to see disconnection notices this spring and face even higher bills in July. Central Maine Power already has sent out 62,000 disconnection notices since mid April. Versant Power is rolling out its mailings gradually and will send out nearly 32,000 disconnection notices in all. Rate increases are the main reason behind the high number of disconnection notices that went out this year to 13 percent of the state’s 700,000 residential customers.