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BAR HARBOR — Town Council members will soon be getting input from the public on whether the town should publicly endorse Pine Tree Power.

Midcoast Senior College and Bowdoin College will host a free forum between advocates and opponents of the Pine Tree Power Referendums on Monday, Oct. 16 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Kresge Auditorium, Visual Arts Center, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. This...

The state's most well-known environmental advocacy group says that Pine Tree Power 'offers our best chance to advance the clean energy transition with the accountability, creativity and collaboration necessary to keep costs as low as possible.'

The state's most well-known environmental advocacy group says that Pine Tree Power 'offers our best chance to advance the clean energy transition with the accountability, creativity and collaboration necessary to keep costs as low as possible.'

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.

The highly contentious question would establish the framework for a new utility to deliver electricity in Maine.

Approving Question 3 on the November ballot would ensure more responsive and rapid investment in connecting renewable energy sources to the state grid.

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

By now, Mainers are swimming in an ocean of ads warning how awful it would be if Pine Tree Power replaced Central Maine Power and Versant as electricity providers, so let’s see what we have under the present regime. In 2022, the two firms sucked $187 million out of the state, much of it going […]

If Question 3 passes, a ratepayer watchdog expects five to 10 years of legal wrangling over constitutionality and the price of utility assets.