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Committees funded almost entirely by the state's 2 largest electricity providers spent more than $136 per vote to defeat a nonprofit power company proposal, while proponents spent less than $10 per vote on their losing campaign.

Committees funded almost entirely by the state's two largest electricity providers spent more than $136 per vote to defeat a nonprofit power company proposal, while proponents spent less than $10 per vote on their losing campaign.

Maine’s ballot on Tuesday will ask voters to decide whether they want a public takeover of the state's power grid.

The referendum calls for dismantling Central Maine Power and Versant Power and replacing them with a nonprofit utility called Pine Tree Power.

A proposal to create a publicly owned utility by taking over Maine's 2 big investor-owned utilities failed by a wide margin in Tuesday voting.

Maine voters faced a busy ballot on Tuesday in an off-year election. Mainers turned down an attempt to oust the states corporate-owned electric utilities, while they approved one to stop

Ballot initiative to transform grid backed by climate advocacy groups fails amid fears over cost and performance

The push to create a publicly-owned power grid in Maine has been struck down multiple times in the past.

The push to create a publicly-owned power grid in Maine has been struck down multiple times in the past.

Maine voters turned down an attempt to oust the state’s corporate-owned electric utilities among several ballot initiatives Tuesday, and approved one to stop...