Submitted by easy_peasy_woeisme t3_10kdo3l in Maine
hoowahman t1_j5pzi5a wrote
I see this coming up everywhere. CMP is not the supplier and you pay for them to transport electricity to your house. It makes up a smaller portion of your bill. If you are finding your bills double you are probably with a crap supplier like Electrcity Maine who just doubled in price beginning of the year. Call CMP and switch to standard offer already.
Commercial-Amount344 t1_j5q31w2 wrote
small portion its 50% i get 100 in electricity and pay 100 to get it here.
metalandmeeples t1_j5qqv7t wrote
The supply rate standard offer has almost tripled since 12/31/2021
2021 - 0.064494
2022 - 0.118161
2023 - 0.176310
The delivery rate also increased in the summer of 2021 and is scheduled to increase another 30%. We'll be at about 0.30/kWh by this summer when factoring in both delivery and supply charges.
New_Sun6390 t1_j5r598u wrote
>The delivery rate also increased in the summer of 2021 and is scheduled to increase another 30%.
Please provide data to back up this claim. The utility may have requested a rate increase, but simply asking for it does not mean it is "scheduled" to happen any time soon.
The recent price increase in supply is NOT CMP's fault. CMP has zero control over supply prices, and gets no revenue from supply. CMP has the unenviable role of billing on the supplier's behalf, bit it is strictly a pass thru.
metalandmeeples t1_j5r8a9w wrote
You're right, as far as I can tell the increase is only "proposed" for summer of 2023 at this time. That said, how often does the Maine PUC deny rate increases?
New_Sun6390 t1_j5rczct wrote
In virtially every case, the regulators cut the increase down to a fraction of what the utility asks for. This means the utility will not be able to invest in the grid to improve service.
metalandmeeples t1_j5rdzmq wrote
Unfortunately for CMP, perception is reality. This is especially true when it comes to referenda. CMP has an uphill battle to fight and they are the lowest ranked utility in the entire country. They are currently spending millions on astroturf campaigns, but they need rate increases to improve the grid? Best of luck to them, they're going to need it.
Pjblaze123 t1_j5q72cj wrote
Standard offer went from .06 to .11
metalandmeeples t1_j5qq2nz wrote
That was last year. It went up again to 0.176310/kWh on 01/01/2023.
curtludwig t1_j5qzy00 wrote
Which is still lower than most of New England. Ask yourself "What is it about Maine that would make our electricity cheaper?"
The answer is "Nothing."
Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j5rd9cg wrote
Must be convenient to just invent your own facts.
curtludwig t1_j5rsv79 wrote
If you have facts to the contrary then present them.
Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j5run79 wrote
If you can’t think of anything different about Maine power compared to other New England states, keep your sweeping generalizations to yourself.
curtludwig t1_j5tg20v wrote
So you don't have any facts?
Fabulous_Engineer_79 t1_j5uimhn wrote
Burden of proof is on you buddy.
thelegendofskyler t1_j5rcr3b wrote
Less corporate greed? And I mean comparison doesn’t help. I’d still be complaining if the prices in other states were 10x more
BillDStrong t1_j6bao9a wrote
I mean, prices in other areas are 5X more right now, so I believe you.
respaaaaaj t1_j5q9bsj wrote
CMP sucks at a lot of things, which means that people assume they suck at everything, including things that either aren't under their control or that they're actually pretty decent at. It bugs me but I understand it.
ecco-domenica t1_j5rnu35 wrote
I have standard offer and my estimated bill is already showing approx. 50% jump over last January.
enoinoo t1_j5qm7y8 wrote
How do I find out which supplier I have?
MaineGal2022 t1_j5quz7m wrote
Look on your bill. It breaks it down to your delivery service (CMP) and your Electricity Supplier. If you haven't selected a supplier, then you will have the standard offer--the rate for this has gone up 3 times in 3 years, as noted in the other post.
You may have switched to another supplier at some time in the past and forgot you did so. In that case, it would be worthwhile to do some research and see if it is worth it to switch to the "standard offer" or a different supplier. I switched to CN Brown in Nov 21 and locked in the rate of $0.1067 for two years. That was a good (lucky) decision on my part as that is what I am paying now. We'll see where things are come Nov of this year.
enoinoo t1_j5qv8h4 wrote
Thank you!!
Loki_will_Rise t1_j5tdh7r wrote
Small portion CMPs delivery fee is Ludacris
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