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CMP Says Recovering From October Windstorm Will Cost At Least $15 Million

Abukar Adan
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Maine Public File
A broken pole and downed wires lie across a street in Yarmouth, seen Nov. 1, 2017.

In an initial filing with state regulators today, Central Maine Power says the costs of restoring its transmission and distribution system after the October windstorm will clearly will rise above $15 million.

The letter says the “devastating” storm caused the greatest number of outages in the company’s history, affecting two-thirds of its customers.

The letter provided no more detail, saying that a full accounting of costs would be filed later this month.

A company spokeswoman declined a request for an interview.

A Columbia University graduate, Fred began his journalism career as a print reporter in Vermont, then came to Maine Public in 2001 as its political reporter, as well as serving as a host for a variety of Maine Public Radio and Maine Public Television programs. Fred later went on to become news director for New England Public Radio in Western Massachusetts and worked as a freelancer for National Public Radio and a number of regional public radio stations, including WBUR in Boston and NHPR in New Hampshire.