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Maine legislators, power coalition propose consumer takeover of utilities Share Updated: 6:48 PM EDT Apr 19, 2021 SOURCE: WMTW Share Updated: 6:48 PM EDT Apr 19, 2021 Using Patriots Day as a platform to declare energy independence, the new Our Power coalition called for a takeover of Maine s two largest utilities on Monday, Central Maine Power, owned by a Spanish company, and Versant, owned by a Canadian one.The legislation calls for replacing them with a privately financed, consumer-owned utility to be called Pine Tree Power Company.The companies were quick to deride the idea, with CMP, calling it “switching to government-run power with no guarantee of improved reliability or service.”CMP serves 660,000 Maine commercial and residential customers, and Versant Power, 140,000. Today, we bid au revoir and adios to monopoly rent, said Rep. Seth Berry, who chairs the House Energy, Utilities, and Technology Commi ....
Maine Lawmakers Unveil Effort To Purchase CMP, Versant To Create Consumer-Owned Utility mainepublic.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mainepublic.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Consumer-owned power advocates unveil plan to oust CMP, Versant A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates is touting a proposal to create a consumer-owned utility called Pine Tree Power Co. Share A consumer-owned, nonprofit corporation would take over for electric companies Central Maine Power and Versant Power under a bill announced Monday by a bipartisan group of Maine legislators and advocates for a locally owned utility. Foreign, for-profit corporations have mishandled the state’s electricity infrastructure, leaving Maine with some of the highest costs and lowest reliability in the United States, said Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, who initially proposed establishing a consumer-owned utility in 2019. ....
Kennebunk, ME, Select Board race contested ahead of June election seacoastonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from seacoastonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
If the nomination papers currently in circulation are any indication, several candidates are poised to throw their hats into the proverbial ring to run for office during the elections in local towns this June. Nomination papers in Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Arundel, Wells and Ogunquit became available at town clerks’ offices in late February and are due back there by Friday, April 9. Here s a rundown of how the races are shaping up: Kennebunk In Kennebunk, Deputy Town Clerk Carrie Weeman reported Monday that six people have taken out nomination papers for the trio of three-year Select Board seats currently occupied by Wayne Berry, Edward Karytko and Shiloh Schulte. ....