ORONO, Maine, Nov. 23 -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: An investment fund managed entirely by students in the Maine Business School achieved a historical high in assets this fall. The Student Portfolio Investment Fund (SPIFFY) surpassed $5 million in assets under management. Students use these funds to gain pre-professional fiduciary experience by researching and investing in stocks, bonds or other financial assets. "SPIFFY has experienced tremendous growth in rec  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 23 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00296) on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * CENTRAL MAINE POWER, Request for Approval of Tariff Revisions PROCEDURAL ORDER (Next Steps) On October 24, 2024, Central Maine Power Company filed with this Commission a request for approval of changes to certain of its Terms and Conditions. CMP requested that its proposed Terms and Conditions become effective thirty days from filing, or November 23, 2024. Two   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00267): * * * NEW LEAF ENERGY, INC. Request for Waiver of Impact Study Commencement Under Chapter 324 ORDER DENYING WAIVER BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. INTRODUCTION The Commission denies New Leaf Energy Inc.'s request for an indefinite waiver of the impact study timeline set forth in Chapter 324 of the Commission's rules for five stand-alone battery storage proj  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Nov. 19 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. 2024-00218): * * * MAINE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, Rule Governing the Interconnection Ombudsman Fee and Fund, Chapter 328 ORDER ADOPTING RULE AND STATEMENT OF FACTUAL AND POLICY BASIS BARTLETT, Chairman; SCULLY and GILBERT, Commissioners I. SUMMARY Through this Order, the Commission adopts Chapter 328, which establishes an Interconnection Ombudsman Fee and an Interconnection Ombudsman Fee Fu  more