Three red herrings in the arguments against Pine Tree Power:
Risk: With CMP rated one of the poorest deliverers of electricity in the country, the risk is that service would improve.
Cost: If a $13.5 billion price tag is such a big number, why isn’t CMP falling all over itself to accept it, not spending millions to defeat Question 3? Because profits leave the state.
Operations: The plan needs to be decided. Many laws are passed not fully fleshed out, details are decided by rule-making and similar principles will apply here.
As Maine reduces its carbon footprint, electricity delivery becomes increasingly important. We shouldn’t trust the future of Maine’s electricity delivery to a foreign company when we can control our own destiny. If we vote down Question 3 and continue to receive some of the worst electricity delivery service in the nation while sending profits overseas, we will be getting what we deserve.
Steve Heinz
Cumberland Foreside
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