STATE OF MAINE
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Docket No. 2019-00015
August 1, 2019

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
Investigation into Central Maine Power
Company’s Metering and Billing Issues

PROCEDURAL ORDER
(Scheduling)

In the view of the Commission Staff, the public interest would be served by
resolving this case by the end of 2019, or as close as practicable to then. Following
email correspondence to the parties regarding a proposed schedule, the Examiners
hereby set the following schedule for the remaining litigation of this case.
Case Event

1

Date/Deadline

Bench Analysis and Intervenor Testimony
(Direct testimonies of intervenors;
responsive testimony on CMP’s
SmartCare implementation testimony)

Friday, August 30, 2019

Data Requests (DRs) on 8/30 Testimony
and Bench Analysis

Friday, September 6, 2019

Responses to 9/6 DRs

Monday, September 16, 2019

Technical Conference (1.75 days)

Tuesday, September 24, 2019
(11:00 a.m.) and Wednesday, September
25, 2019 (9:00 a.m.)1

Responses to ODRs

Thursday, October 3, 2019

Rebuttal Testimony

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

DRs on 10/16 Testimony

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Responses to 10/23 DRs

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Case Management Memoranda

Friday, November 1, 2019, 12:00 noon

Prehearing Conference

Monday, November 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m.

Hearing (1.75 days)

Tuesday, November 5, 2019 (11:00 a.m.)
and Wednesday, November 6, 2019
(9:00 a.m.)

A witness for the Office of the Public Advocate—Julie Keim of BerryDunn—is unavailable
September 25, so questioning of Ms. Keim will need to occur September 24.

 Procedural Order (Scheduling)

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Docket No. 2019-00015

Briefs

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Reply Briefs

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Examiners’ Report

Monday, December 9, 2019

Exceptions

Friday, December 13, 2019

Deliberations

Friday, December 20, 2019

All conferences and hearings will take place in the Worster Room at the
Commission (101 Second Street, Hallowell, Maine). Parties and witnesses are expected
to appear in person at the hearings.2 For those unable to attend the procedural and
technical conferences listed above in person, the following teleconference line will be
available:
Phone number:

877-455-0244

Conference code:

2072871394#

Dated at Hallowell, Maine, this 1st day of August, 2019.
BY ORDER OF THE HEARING EXAMINERS

______________________
Chuck Cohen

______________________
Brian George

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Katie M. Gray

The Commission will make reasonable accommodations on request. If you require
accommodations, please contact: one of the Hearing Examiners; the Administrative Director of
the Commission, Mr. Harry Lanphear; or the Clerk of the Commission, Ms. Paula Cyr (all of
whom can be reached at 207-287-3831).