CMP

This is getting ridiculous...

The latest CMP mishap told 62,000 customers they will be getting a credit on their next bill. That message was only supposed to go to 122 customers.

Maybe they're not there and you're just standing alone in your dark dining room in your undies.

Are you one of them?

After winter storm Quinn left damage in its wake, CMP customers were shocked to see the estimated restoration date of their service

The power is out... and it might not come back for days. CMP estimates that most Mainers should have power back by Saturday - but what do you do in the meantime?

We have a wind advisory and the wind gusts have caused downed trees and power outages throughout Maine. As of 4:45 this afternoon, CMP is reporting over 26,000 customers without power.

Good news for Maine homeowners, Central Maine Power customers who opt for the standard offer for electricity are going to see their rates drop starting in March.

It happened on the way home from my band Sharon Buck & Dixon Road's gig at Moose Alley in Rangeley on Saturday night. And it wasn't funny. The police didn't think so either.

Just after CMP and work crews from out of state have restored the vast majority of power to the over 123,000 customers that had lost it to the ice storm last weekend, more heavy, wet snow is heading towards Maine.

The Ice Storm of 2013 resulted into over 100,000 CMP and Bangor Hydro customers to be without power, many for more than a few days. Work crews from CMP and Bangor Hydro and many work crews from out of state have been working around the clock to restore the power.

Thousands of Mainers are still without power. Check in for the latest Ice Storm of 2013 and list of emergency shelters:

As I was walking ShadowDog Christmas Eve around 6pm, I heard voices and look over to a near-by parking lot, it was five of the bucket trucks working the Augusta area regrouping and talking to dispatch. Late tonight, a friend of mine who works for CMP as ‘essential personal’ will be coming to my house to catch a few hours of sleep after working part of Christmas Day.

CMP gets big credit from me on ice storm related stuff. They learned many lessons in the Ice Storm of 98. As of about 3am Dec 23,  CMP was reporting a total of 226 outages in their total service area. CMP does a great job of letting us know where the outages are. Check out the CMP Outage Information page right here.

I have been lucky, other that a little dip in my power here and there, no problems.  But I just check the Central Maine Power Company website and WOW a lot of Mainers are without power today.   Most of those without power right now are in Somerset and Kennebec county.

The new independent study found that radio frequency emissions from Central Maine Power’s Smart Meters have levels of exposure that are lower that what the Federal Communications Commission say are safe! But, that is of little comfort to those who have concerns over the smart meters' safety concerns.