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There are many arguments for and against Question 3, but the arguments against are supported by a campaign of over $27.4 million, which should in itself raise some skeptical eyebrows. The clincher for me as a longtime Maine ratepayer boils down to this: I have much more faith in Maine citizens being elected to a […]

As I read the morning paper, scroll through the internet and punch some numbers into my calculator, I can’t figure out how the proposed financing plan for Pine Tree Power will benefit consumers. Based on the estimated price for the two utilities ($13.5 billion), and the current interest rates for municipal bonds (about 3%), the […]

Question 3 proposes creating Pine Tree Power through a hostile takeover of two utilities

Pine Tree Power would invest in renewable energy, increased reliability and improved customer service, because this is what Maine people want.

The Maine State Nurses Association of National Nurses United and Pine Tree Power held a press conference outside Maine Medical Center Sept. 27, to announce its endorsement of “Yes” on

I do not understand why Gov. Mills felt it necessary to urge citizens to vote against Pine Tree Power in this upcoming election (Sept. 20). It is difficult for me to comprehend her new stance. In 2021, the governor criticized the performance of Maine’s two largest utilities as “abysmal,” citing, in the Press Herald’s paraphrase, […]

Proponents of the Nov. 7 referendum creating Pine Tree Power and the purchasing of Maine’s two primary electricity delivery companies is an emotional marketing pitch that ignores the facts in

The Maine AFL-CIO and an electrical workers union that together represent more than 40,000 workers are opposing a state ballot measure that would establish a public power company to replace

Do we believe in fairy dust? That facts don’t matter? Putting bureaucrats in control isn’t the answer to rising energy costs. Consumer-owed or government seized? Socialist Bernie Sanders issued a press release in July, saying “Power belongs in the hands of the people, not greedy corporations.” However, Pine Tree Power puts the grid in the […]

A poll released by Maine Energy Progress on Friday showed that 54% of Maine voters oppose the proposal to replace CMP and Versant, while 31% support it, and 15% of voters are undecided.