Question 3 proposes replacing Maine’s two investor-owned utility companies Central Maine Power and Versant Power with a new company called Pine Tree Power.Pine Tree Power would be run by a 13-member board, staff to support them, and a private third-party operator they would hire to manage the day-to-day operations of the grid.
In my (admittedly short) career as a journalist, I have never had as many conversations about a single topic as I have on Question 3 , the referendum on this year’s ballot asking Mainers whether they want to replace Maine’s two investor-owned.