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electric utilities

Published
November 10, 2023

AARP offers workshops on lowering utility bills

The workshops will be held in Portland, Auburn and Bangor.
Published
October 10, 2023

Who could be a third-party operator? Here’s the test
Published
October 10, 2023

If there’s a new Maine utility, who will manage it?

Politics, qualifying credentials and managerial expertise collide in the debate over who would operate a publicly owned utility.
Published
October 2, 2023

Question 3: What you need to know about the Pine Tree Power referendum

The highly contentious question would establish the framework for a new utility to deliver electricity in Maine.
Published
October 2, 2023

Question 1: Voters would have a say in certain big spending

Conceived as a fail-safe in case Question 3 passes, Question 1 would require voter approval for certain government bodies to take on more than $1 billion in debt.

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Published
September 7, 2023

Commentary: Regardless of Pine Tree Power’s fate, Maine utilities will retain ‘green’ focus

Ultimately, the vote on Question 3 is about whether you think government or private monopolies should hold the keys to the clean electricity future.
Published
August 29, 2023

Sierra Club endorses Maine publicly owned utility ballot question

Voters will decide on Nov. 7 whether the state's power distribution system will be maintained by investor-owned utilities or a state-led nonprofit.
Published
June 18, 2023

Maine power companies are spending millions to defeat a vote to dethrone them

This fall, Mainers could cut ties with their utilities. The companies are buying influence to try to stay in power.
Published
May 4, 2023

Mainers will decide whether to replace CMP, Versant with a nonprofit utility

After a 2-hour public hearing on Thursday, a legislative committee sent the referendum question to voters in November.
Published
March 31, 2023

Secretary of state OK’s wording for ballot question that could block public utility

If successful, voter approval would be required for a consumer-owned utility, such as one being proposed on the same November ballot, to take on more than $1 billion in debt.