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It is a good thing we don’t have columnist Jim Fossel calling the plays (Oct. 1, “Pine Tree Power is a risky scheme with disastrous potential”). Republicans have a knack for making common sense a lot harder than it used to be. He said, “Entrusting politicians to run our electric utilities makes about as much […]

Tangible improvements show a correlation between an improved ability to invest and reliability of service.

Residents across Maine have the opportunity to decide on eight statewide ballot questions.

As a longtime advocate for employers and a healthy Maine economy, the Pine Tree Power proposal frightens me. The idea of the government taking over any private company smacks of developing countries nationalizing their industries. It also smells like there’s more to this agenda. What next? Imagine politicians taking over FedEx because a small group […]

I lived for three years in Los Angeles, my wife’s hometown, before returning to Maine. During our time there, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power would periodically drop off free high-efficiency LED lightbulbs at our front door, as well as water-saving shower fixtures. The department did this because it is a municipal-owned utility, […]

Maine Affordable Energy, which opposes a publicly-owned power company in Maine, pulled in $3 million in the latest quarter, while Our Power raised $213,000 in the period that ended Oct. 5.

"If political divisiveness continues to plague the federal government, more key decision-making could be left to the states."

The owners of Maine's largest power companies have spent nearly $30 million to oppose Question 3, while backers of Question 4, the right-to-repair proposal, have raised $4 million.

The owners of Maine's largest power companies have spent nearly $30 million to oppose Question 3, while backers of Question 4, the right-to-repair proposal, have raised $4 million.