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Maine legislative committee votes to pass proposed consumer-owned Pine Tree Power company The vote to pass was 9-2. Pine Tree Power would be free of state control and its board of directors would be chosen by ratepayers. Author: Chelsea Bard (NEWS CENTER Maine), Don Carrigan Published: 12:04 PM EDT June 1, 2021 Updated: 12:16 PM EDT June 1, 2021 AUGUSTA, Maine — A Legislative Committee is supporting a massive change for  Maine’s electric util...

Run by an elected board, the new company would take over the transmission systems now owned by Central Maine Power and Versant.

Advocates of consumer-owned power utility unveil plan to oust CMP, Versant A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers and advocates is touting a proposal to revoke the monopoly status of the state’s 2 largest power distribution companies and force them to sell their assets to a consumer-owned nonprofit. Share Staffers with Our Power remove signs in Augusta after a news conference on Monday about legislation to create a consumer-owned nonprofit power utility in Maine that would be overseen by an ele...

Mainers push for Pine Tree Power, a publicly owned electric utility Pine Tree Power would be free of state control and its board of directors would be chosen by ratepayers. Author: Chelsea Bard (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 11:01 AM EDT April 20, 2021 Updated: 11:36 AM EDT April 20, 2021 MAINE, USA — Theres another push to create a publicly owned electric utility in Maine after a previous attempt failed last year. A new bipartisan proposal by M...

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’...

Upper Thames River Conservation Authority to unleash Tree Power in Stratford The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has partnered with Festival Hydro and Stratfords energy and environment committee to bring the conservation authoritys Tree Power program to Stratford this spring. Author of the article: Galen Simmons Publishing date: Feb 11, 2021  •  February 11, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Upper Thames River Conservation Authority staff member Tatianna Lozier assists wi...

Storm. regarding our drinking water, we are seeing numerous water supply issues because of flooding and power loss. we currently have at least ten facilities with minor to major problems. on waste water treatment facilities we have 13 facilities again from minor to major operational issues due to flooding and loss of power. commissioner martin of dp is working with all these facilities to see how we can bring them power supply, equipment and resources to help bring them back online as soon as po...