Maine Conservation Voters

06/04/2026

06/02/2026

CMP is asking for another rate hike. Link to petition to say “No” to the CMP increase is in the comments. Your voice matters- the Public Utilities Commission will get the final say in this proposal.

06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month, Maine!🏳️‍🌈🌲

05/30/2026

Hannah has fought battles again and again and won for working families when they needed a champion.

05/29/2026

Birding season is officially upon us in Maine 🐦🦅🦆

While winter birding has its many joys and surprises, spring brings thousands of migratory birds to Maine, presenting a wonderful opportunity for novice and seasoned birders alike to marvel at the roughly 300 species of birds that call Maine home.

If you live in Southern Maine and want to get outside and appreciate the many birds of Maine, go to Maine Audubon for more info on their weekly bird walks.

Birds in order of appearance: Scarlet Tanager, Baltimore Oriole, Great Egret, and Green Heron (plus some baby racoons).

Photo Credit: Chloe Hoffman

05/29/2026

As of 11:15 am today, on a partly to mostly cloudy day- solar is powering 39.8% of our grid in New England. Don't let people tell you solar doesn't work.

And (bonus points!) it is the second cheapest way to make electricity according to the 2025 Lazard Energy report used by the government. (Onshore wind is the cheapest).

05/28/2026

Hannah Pingree for Governor knows working waterfronts are critical to Maine's economy

05/28/2026

Maine's Finest Athlete- Donny Pelletier on what he thinks of climate change denial.

The full conversation on "Partly Serious with Keith Carson" podcast.

05/27/2026

Turns out our next governor might actually be a superhero!

05/27/2026

----------------PETITION LINK IN COMMENTS-------------------

Just months after regulators rejected CMP’s last rate hike request, CMP is back with a proposal to collect $189 million more from Maine customers.

CMP is trying to frame this as a decrease in bills, but here’s what’s really happening: Customers were already expected to see their bills go down by about $11 per month as prior storm-related costs rolled off. Instead, CMP wants to impose temporary $7 per month rates starting this July, keeping much of that relief for itself.

If CMP’s full proposal is approved, the average residential customer would pay about $18 more per month. That adds up to about $216 per year.