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Eggs & Issues – CMP

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Eggs & Issues – CMP

Matt speaks to CMP’s President & CEO, Joe Purington on this morning’s Eggs & Issues. Topic: CMP’s services expanding and shifting to respond to Maine’s modern energy demands & stronger/more frequent storms

A presentation & discussion with CMP President & CEO, Joe Purington focusing on modernizing Maine’s power grid in the face of growing energy demands and increasing extreme weather events

Maine is the most forested state in the nation and the U.S. Climate Vulnerability Index ranks Maine as the first in the nation for vulnerability to extreme weather events
Central Maine Power provides safe and reliable service to approximately 675,000 electricity in central and southern Maine

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