Commentary: Let's move on to the real issues confronting Maine's energy future
Mainers voted the right way on Pine Tree Power. From here, it's onward and upward.
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Mainers voted the right way on Pine Tree Power. From here, it's onward and upward.
A referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one.
“Elected officials should look at the reasonable parts of the Pine Tree Power question. Despite the sour grapes of proponents, a “no” vote on the entire package does not preclude a “yes” on specific components.”
Power companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local governments or co-op members. But there’s no one best way to deliver electricity reliably and affordably.
Vote in Maine goes Enmax's way, allows the Calgary-owned corporation to keep its U.S. utility, Versant Power, which it bought for US$1.3B.