AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRural Business Energy: Maine is offering $950,000 in grants and technical help to small rural businesses seeking to cut energy costs. Applications are due Nov. 3. Heating Assistance: MaineHousing is releasing nearly $4 million in leftover funds to help about 4,400 vulnerable households get fuel before winter. The annual federal grant is still pending, and next year’s aid is flat-funded. Data Center Rules: A Maine advisory group is drafting recommendations for the Legislature, with a focus on making large data centers cover their energy costs and limiting effects on the grid and power prices. Electric Bills: Maine’s public advocate says CMP’s typical residential bill rose 72% in six years, largely because of higher power-supply and infrastructure costs. Regulators have rejected CMP’s request for a temporary rate increase.
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