Insight: Controlling Maine’s energy future An agency that can borrow money at the lowest rate is what Maine needs to move away from fossil fuels. By Richard SilkmanSpecial to the Telegram Share Maine’s Climate Action Plan identifies a number of strategies that can reduce our state’s carbon emissions across all sectors of the economy. They are all important, but the most important – the sine qua non – to achieve a carbon-free economy is the conversion of our transportation, heating and process sectors to electricity and the simultaneous development of renewable generation to meet all our energy requirements. I believe that the best path to accomplish this is a path one that does not impose excessive costs on Maine businesses and residents. This path begins with the establishment of a Maine Generation Authority.