Case Details

- Case Details:

Case Number:

2020-00344

Case Status:

Closed

Utility/Industry Type :

Electric

Utility/Industry Subtype :

Transmission and Distribution Utilities (T and Ds)

Case Type :

COMMISSION INITIATED

Case Subtype :

INQUIRY

Pertaining to Utility/Company :

ME PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Case Title :

COMMISSION INITIATED INQUIRY INTO PERFORMANCE METRICS AND REGULATORY MECHANISMS FOR TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES

Initiating Filer :

Commission, MPUC

Case Start Date :

12/14/2020

Assigned Staff :

Derek.D.Davidson,
Eric.J.Bryant,
Faith.Huntington,
LYNN.A.FORTIN,
Nora.Healy,
Sally.Zeh,
Margaret.Priest,
Margrethe.Heimgartne,
Michael.Simmons,
Mitchell.Tannenbaum

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Filings (35) Data Requests (0)Public Comments (13) Active Party and Notification List (596) Assigned Staff (9)

Item No.	Date Filed	Description Of Filing	Filing Party	Filed By	No of Attachments	Deleted Filings
35	11/24/2021	CMP Bills Not Sent Data Filing	CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY	Regulatory Administration, Debra Mills	3
34	11/23/2021	Response to PO - Bills Not Sent Data	VERSANT POWER	Marshall, Brian	3
33	11/4/2021	Procedural Order (Granting Extension Request)	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
32	10/29/2021	Versant Power Extension Request	VERSANT POWER	Silver Karsh, Arielle	1
31	10/29/2021	Procedural Order	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
30	10/29/2021	Procedural Order	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1	Duplicate
29	8/18/2021	Change of Representation for NRCM	NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE	Schultz, Rebecca	1
28	8/9/2021	Transcript 8-4-21	Commission Staff, CMS	Commission Staff, CMS	1
27	7/20/2021	Letter re: Conservation Law Foundation	CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION	Turner, Phelps	1
26	7/20/2021	Comments of the OPA	OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE	PUBLIC ADVOCATE, OFFICE OF THE	1

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Posted By	Posted Date	Comments	Attachment(s)
Robert Wood 14 Maine St., Suite 401 Brunswick, ME04011 Email ID:robert.wood@tnc.org Phone No. :207-607-4813	2/18/2021	Initial comments from The Nature Conservancy in Maine	TNC initial comments - 2020-00344.pdf
Kaitlin M Kelly O'Neill 1380 Monroe St. Washington, DC20010 Email ID:Kaitlin@communitysolaraccess.org Phone No. :203-257-0203	2/18/2021	Responsive Comments of CCSA/MREA	ME PUC 2020-00344 FINAL_CCSA.MREA.pdf
Steven Weems 44 Thompson Street Brunswick, ME04011 Email ID:slweems@gmail.com Phone No. :207-751-9437	2/18/2021	Replacement Response filed on behalf of the Solar Energy Association of Maine	PUC Docket 2020-00344 SEAM Comments 2-18-21r.pdf
Steven Weems 44 Thompson Street Brunswick, ME04011 Email ID:slweems@gmail.com Phone No. :207-751-9437	2/18/2021	Please disregard comments filed on behalf of the Solar Energy Association of Maine on 2/17/21. Replacement comments to follow.
Michael Lang 7 Kell St Orono, ME 04473 Email ID: mlangbc@gmail.com Phone No.: 207-866-7713	2/18/2021	Hi, Thank you for asking for comments concerning electric utilities performance metrics. I am not familiar with the technical issues concerning such metrics, but I would like to speak strongly in favor of developing such means to make Versant more accountable for power outages and the related customer service. I have lived in Orono for 21 years. During the time of Bangor Hydro, I do not recall a single loss of power. Once Emera, and then Versant, took over, outages occurred regularly, normally several times a year, and on occasion, lasting several days. In my experience, once ownership shifted to an out-of-state corporation, responsibility for service declined significantly. I see three major problems with Versant's response to outages. First, it takes quite a long time to restore power. Second, I have heard from an Augusta lobbyist that state policy has allowed Emera/Versant to reduce responsibility for storm preparation, that more could be done to maintain power lines and trim back trees. If this is true, a metric of evaluation is all the more necessary. Third, during outages, Versant phone communication is poor. They do have an online update page, but without power, this is not available. An effective system of telephone access to current information should be mandatory, especially in a state with numerous broadband challenges. Your query also asks about environmental policies. I do not know how this related to the matter of metrics, but I will say that I support shifting away from polluting and greenhouse gas energy sources. I appreciate your efforts on behalf of Maine residents.
Steven Weems 44 Thompson Street Brunswick, ME04011 Email ID:slweems@gmail.com Phone No. :207-751-9437	2/17/2021	Response filed on behalf of the Solar Energy Association of Maine	PUC Docket 2020-00344 SEAM Comments 2-18-21f.pdf
Stephen B Jacobs PO Box 442, Greene, Maine	2/12/2021	Received my Electricity Maine renewal offer. Nearly twice the CMP standard offer. Glad I was paying attention! It is so worthwhile comparing rates!
A Climate to Thrive A Climate To Thrive P.O. Box 75, Mount Desert, ME, 04660 Email ID: lawson@aclimatetothrive.org Phone No.: 413-847-1775	1/27/2021	Attached.	ACTT comments 2020-00344.pdf
Thomas E Macfie 117 Carruthers Road Email ID: tmacfie@sewanee.edu Phone No.: 931-636-6358	1/26/2021	I learned about this because I am concerned about Versant's 25% + rate increase in the next 2 years. With covid's impact on Maine citizens, this concerns me.
Steven Ingalls 394 Lapoint Road Stetson, ME 04488 Email ID: sjiemail@yahoo.com Phone No.: 617-962-3535	1/25/2021	Comments Attached	2020-00344 Steven Ingalls Comments.pdf

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Notification List Active Party List

Name of Person/Company	Representing Company	Mailing Address	Email/Phone/Fax
Link, Ryan		PO Box 6806 Portland ME 04103	Email ID: rlink@3degreesinc.com Phone Ph: 804-938-8993 Fax:
Capage, Adam		319 SW Washington St. Portland OR 97204	Email ID: honsrud@3degreesinc.com Phone Extn: 0 Fax:
Beck, Gordon		PO Box 176 Northeast Harbor ME 04662	Email ID: gordonmbeck@gmail.com Phone Ph: 646-996-3090 Fax:
Friedmann MR, Gary		7 Pine St Bar Harbor ME 04609	Email ID: gary@garyfriedmann.com Phone Ph: 207-460-7362 Fax:
Cough, Kate		P.O. Box 75 Mount Desert ME 04660	Email ID: kaitlin.cough@gmail.com Phone Fax:
Label, Mark			Email ID: mlebel@acadiacenter.org Phone Fax:
Malone, Leslie		356 MacLaren Street Ottawa ON 206	Email ID: lmalone@acadiacenter.org Phone Ph: 613-667-3102 Extn: 0 Fax:
Malone, Leslie		8 Summer St. PO Box 583 Rockport ME 04856	Email ID: lmalone@acadiacenter.org Phone Ph: 401-276-0600 Extn: 0 Fax:
Boyd, Amy E		31 Milk Street Suite 501 Boston MA 02109	Email ID: aboyd@acadiacenter.org Phone Ph: 617-742-0054 Extn: 102 Fax:
Quintero, Chuck		8 Summer St PO Box 583 Rockport ME 04856	Email ID: cquintero@acadiacenter.org Phone Ph: 207-838-7181 Fax:

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Staff Name	Role
Davidson, Derek	Staff Analyst
FORTIN, ETHELYN	Support Staff
Healy, Nora	Hearing Examiner
Heimgartner, Margrethe	Staff Analyst
Huntington, Faith	Staff Analyst
Priest, Margaret	Support Staff
Simmons, Michael	Staff Analyst
Tannenbaum, Mitchell	Reviewer
Zeh, Sally	Staff Analyst

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Name of Person/Company	Representing Company	Mailing Address	Email/Phone/Fax
Berry, Martin W		6 Business Park Dr Madison ME 04950	Email ID: mberry@madelec.net Phone Ph: 207-696-4401 Fax: Fax: 207-696-5627
Hallowell, Scott		PO Box 425 Calais ME 04619	Email ID: scotth@emec.com Phone Fax:
Joyce, Katherine A		PO Box 9729 Portland ME 04104	Email ID: kjoyce@bernsteinshur.com Phone Ph: 207-774-1200 Fax:
Landry, Andrew		Deputy Public Advocate	Email ID: andrew.landry@maine.gov Phone Ph: 207-624-3678 Fax: Fax: 207-287-4300
Mills, Debra		ME	Email ID: CMPRegAdmin@avangrid.com Phone Ph: 207-626-9798 Fax: Fax: 207-621-4714
Perkins, Eben		148 Middle Street Portland ME 04102	Email ID: eperkins@competitive-energy.com Phone Fax:
Schofield, Bill		ME	Email ID: WilliamSchofield.vblp@outlook.com Phone Fax:
Schultz, Rebecca		3 Wade St Augusta ME 04330	Email ID: rschultz@nrcm.org Phone Ph: 207-430-0175 Fax:
Shapiro, Jack			Email ID: jshapiro@nrcm.org Phone Fax:
Silver Karsh, Arielle		P.O. Box 932 BANGOR ME 04402 0932	Email ID: arielle.silverkarsh@versantpower.com Phone Ph: 207-973-2819 Fax: Fax: 207-973-2980