Press Releases
May 12, 2026 Office of the Public Advocate Files Federal Complaint against X-178 Transmission Project
April 17, 2026 Office of the Public Advocate Responds to Latest CMP Rate Case Filing
March 30, 2026 Maine Office of the Public Advocate Applauds FERC Decision Lowering Transmission Costs for New England Ratepayers
February 17, 2026 Office of Public Advocate responds to CMP’s revised rate case filing
January 29, 2026 New Report Finds Competitive Electricity Suppliers Overcharge Low-Income Maine Ratepayers
- 2025 Press Releases
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December 16, 2025 Public Advocate Praises Public Utility Commission Improvements to Low-Income Assistance Program Rules
November 20, 2025 Public Advocate Responds to 2026 Standard Offer Supply Rate Increases
November 18, 2025 Public Advocate Applauds PUC Decision to Dismiss CMP’s Five-Year Rate Proposal
September 29, 2025 Keep an Eye on Your Mail: Thousands of Maine residents receive help with winter electricity bills
September 16, 2025 Maine’s Public Advocate Urges CMP Customers to Speak Out on $1.4 Billion Spending Proposal
June 30, 2025 LD 1777 Signed into Law
June 20, 2025 Maine Public Advocate Applauds Final Passage of LD 1777
February 19, 2025 Public Advocate Addresses Inaccurate Billing Issues With Community Solar Companies
January 27, 2025 NH Agency Denies OPA the Opportunity to Advocate for Maine Ratepayers
January 16, 2025 OPA Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Uphold Funding for Telecommunications Access for Maine’s Schools, Libraries, and Low-Income, Rural, and Tribal Customers
- 2024 Press Releases
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December 9, 2024 Electricity Maine Customers Should Watch Mail for Refunds
December 2, 2024 Citizen Advisory Council Sends Recommendations to Legislature to Lessen the Burden on Low-Income Electricity Ratepayers
October 16, 2024 Electricity Maine Must Pay Penalty and Give Refunds for What Maine Public Advocate Calls Unfair Billing Practices
August 19, 2024 Public Consumer Advocates Vigorously Object to Eversource NH Project
June 10, 2024 Maine Public Advocate Successfully Reduces CMP Charges to Ratepayers for 2022 Storm Costs
March 4, 2024 Maine Public Advocate Urges Low Income Electric Customers To Seek Help With Bills
January 12, 2024 Maine Public Advocate Urges Electric Customers To Take Advantage of Reduced Standard Offer Rate
- 2023 Press Releases
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November 21, 2023 Additional Financial Support for Electricity Bills Available to Maine Residents this Winter
September 14, 2023 Maine Public Advocate Joins New England Utility Consumer Advocates Calling for Proper Scrutiny of Expenditures by Region’s Transmission Owners
October 12, 2023 Maine Public Advocate Joins Multi-State Effort to Secure More Funding for Federal Low Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP)