Maine utilities move to time-varying electric rates to boost electrification

Published on November 14, 2023

This story was first published by Energy News Network . Maine is considering new kinds of electric rates to encourage more widespread home adoption of electric-vehicle chargers and heat pumps while easing the strain these technologies add to the power grid. Central Maine Power, the larger of the state’s two…

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