>is that a pet weasel or a wild stoat?

Judging from its angry expression, my guess is wild stoat aka ermine aka short tailed weasel

Various energy companies know people are upset about high electric bills and will send customers this shit trying to convince them they will SAVE SAVE SAVE!!!

ALL of these companies are in businesd to make money (just like CMP) and not for altruistic reasons. Just chick it in the trash with the rest of your junk mail.

His name is Ricky.

Is there a water heater, well pump, sump pump, or dehumidifier? Any of these can make the meter spin. Also, if you had the heat off and ran it later to warm the place back up, the usage will be greater.

Also read your own meter and compare that to the reading on your bill.

Yes. Freezing rain.

The eligibility requirements are listed in virtually every news story about this issue.

What rock have you been living under?

Yes, this has been in the news many times ever since the Legislature was seated in December of 2022. There have been multiple threads about it here on Reddit.

Don't spend it all in one place!

Thanks but no. I don't do discord. More importantly, I know from experience that the skiing attitude and habits of that demographic are so entrenched that they will never change. They are not having fun unless they are essentially doing a Chinese downhill. I am not kidding.

I have a friend who is a southern NE K skier who came to ski with me in Maine. I made it abundantly clear that he really needs to keep more of a distance between himself and others, including people within his own group, more than he would with his K crowd. He failed to do that, skied right on my tails to the point he nearly ran me over. I have no interest in skiing with him again.

Sorry, but LOLing butt off. So would anyone who has ever skied at Killington surrounded by people from southern New England/NYC.

I did that twice ( had to give it two tries). Never. Again. These people have no sense of a proper amount of personal space. They move around in a pack like a swarm of black flies. They think nothing of nearly hitting people not part of their group. Not only annoying, but unsafe.

They can't even load a lift without turning it into a cluster f*ck.

Glad to see they still favor Killington because that hell hole is easy for us to avoid.

The biggest issue I have with unions is the standardization of wages. The slackers get paid the same as the hardest workers. One person calls out frequently, does sloppy work, and has a bad attitude, while another worker is more reliable, has better quality work and a good attitude. It is not right that they both get paid the same.

Additionally, I have seen union members file frivolous grievances. A guy blatantly and repeatedly violates safety rules, gets written up on said violations, and files a grievance over getting written up. And good luck firing a union member, regardless of their work record.

I can see where unions played an important role in workers getting fair compensation and safe working conditions, but I question the benefits today

Trades -- electricians, plumbers, carpentry.

Health care -- doctors, nurses, home care for elderly

VIP sucks. They have sucked for decades. I will not set foot in a VIP store since they screwed me over on a tire purchase.

The simplest way to lower your electric bill is to use less electricity.

Additionally, if you are referencing the new rate option for CMP customers with heat pumps, the utility has an on-line calculator that might help. Sorry for the long url.

TOU rates generally don't work for most customers. They just don't. https://www.cmpco.com/wps/portal/cmp/account/understandyourbill/newseasonalheatpumprate/!ut/p/z1/vZPLboMwEEW_pQuWyCYQIEuCKCgK5EkAb5DLK0TBEDBJ-vc1VdKHKkpVVfVu5DvjM3fGAAEfIILPeYZpXhJ8ZHGA5FAUbMOSdOiotjSBK0mcu6a5g48TEXifBYvNTGQCydhagikKMwWgn-TDnqPBofwdQABFhFZ0D4KoqHBWh-8dcHCf4DipOYijqGwJ5WBLWNxQTOLnsq2f8uORgyS5NAluuo6ZnlZtUdWYJl3pKspjEEBFwVAepTwc45iXsIJ5PEpTXpZTIVYiIWWXndrT7dCcL6baPNQXztbwtyDgoG4vNXMdOh-wrBuWdsdy37AChjV9xXIMb3PDYnq6vGN5Q0NB31vqdagDUxuqETAGpY9hJ7HBnvPkAlxS1gXbo83vvFy5xpq99D-2WhDMhtaN_Yf8cDohjS1dSWhypcD_661jb4xqW7cz5himez4naQn8rxWA31ehKly3UMWC9-FhnBXqlTc9tdEeXgDPPWTR/dz/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=%2FCMPAGR_Navigation%2FHeader%2FAccount%2FUnderstandYourBill%2FNEWSeasonalHeatPumprate

Surprised this did not happen sooner. Now where are the children going to play soccer?

It is not Versant screwing you, it is the Standard Offer provider for their service area. Inexplicably, the MPUC does not list the current supplier, but it is likely one or more of the supplier's from years past: New Brunswick Power, NextEra, or Constellation. Blame them, not Versant, who has the unenviable job of billing on their behalf.

If your own business is not doing well, you might consider seeking a job at a local business or even Hannaford or Walmart. Virtually everyone is hiring right now. Adding to your debt load only makes a bad situation worse.

Off. I've had auto pay for years and years. Even through the billing system transition in 2017, it has worked fine.

The only glitch was when I first enrolled. I was told it would take a billing cycle for it to kick in so I made a manual payment, then the auto pay took effect. Soba double payment. They wanted me to just let it sit for a month but I demanded a credit and got one.

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.

It is actually New Brunswick Power and NextEra who are raising your electric bills.

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.

Totally not true.

>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.

Despicable indeed. Fortunately, he is no longer serving in office. Got his butt kicked in the primary!

CMP prices are not skyrocketing. CMP has no control over, and gets no revenue from, supply price increases.

Blame New Brunswick Power and NextEra for the skyrocketing supply increase.

Revision is in the dark business to makeoney. So are all the other installers. No altruism there, just profits

Sounds great, too great. Read. The. Fine. Print. Know when the contract ends and pay attention. These companies LOVE to jack prices up and hope you won't notice.

Heat pump, heat pump water heater, TWO chest freezers, and dehumidifier???

All that stuff could easily use 1400 kWh/ month. Frankly, I am surprised it's not higher. Dehumidifiers use a lot of energy.

My usage on a less than 1000 square feet house is around 400/month but I have no heat pump, freezers or dehumidifier and we only do one load of laundry a week. BTW, dehumidifiers use a lot of energy.

Furthermore, the blame for high kWh prices should be directed at the supply company, not CMP. Standard offer supply comes from New Brunswick Power and NextEra Energy. They just jacked up the supply rate by about 40 percent. Blame them.