AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) The new year is going to bring higher electric rates for customers of Maine's two largest utilities. The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday approved standard offer bids that will increase bills by about $32 a month for average Central Maine Power residential customers effective Jan.
The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday approved an increase in the supply rate for customers of Verizon's Bangor Hydro District. The 41-percent increase in the supply rate will translate, on average, to an increase of about $23 for residential customers.
The standard-offer rate, the price customers pay for the supply of power, is rising 41% next year in northern and eastern Maine. A similar increase may be in store for Central Maine Power customers.