The senator said was cutoffs service must be restarted for winter
The State must consider the energy companies to restart service to customers delinquentem winter, she lost in the summer, a state legislator said Monday.
Senator William G. Diamond, D-Windham, made the proposal, three days after a father and his son, whose house was Windham without electricity since June, died while using a gasoline generator in an unventilated cellar .
However, a spokesman for the medium-Maine Power said that such a system would rate by creating a mandate of consumer protection, have already many opportunities to turn the appliance or restoration.
In the case of Windham, Stewart Townsend, 35, and his 16-year-old son, Nicholas Townsend died on Friday in their country of origin Dutton Road. Both were clearly overcome by carbon monoxide, although a spokesman for the State Medical Examiner’s Office, said Monday the cause of death has not been determined.
The state has already taken steps to prevent companies from separate power Delinquent customers during the winter, it would be wise to ensure that people lost power in summer, are not yet in darkness, cold rolled around, “said Diamond.
Diamond proposed to assess the head of the Division consumer business support service public Monday Commission confirms that nothing in government regulations require program or service of the PUC to consider in the future on consumers, are separated In summer, to see when they ‘re always want without electricity when winter sets in
Derek Davidson, the PUC, staff of the Office of assistance to consumers, he personally believes that such a policy would be a value-added cold protection Mainers behind on their bills.
Such an absolute requirement deserves, “said PUC President Kurt Adams, but adopting such a policy would be a matter for the legislature, not his agency, he said.
“It is a legislative decision on how they want to extend the safety net,” he said.
According to government regulations in force, electrical equipment must be undertaken, consumers give Delinquent two weeks to see that, where appropriate, of losing their power, then follow that further efforts for making contact with consumers, if they do not work something inside of the 14 day deadline.
From 15 November to 15 April, only the PUC can not allow a permanent separation which is a house occupied, “said Davidson.
CMP has sent more than 439000 notices of separation in 2005, but only 17000 truncated service time and less than 300 of them were during the winter, after the PUC. In addition to the separation of power late payment, sometimes it is off because of fraud or because housing is free.
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