Maine voters block electricity consolidation plan after striking down ballot Question 3
Question 3 looked to establish the Pine Tree Power Company through a forced buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power.
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Question 3 looked to establish the Pine Tree Power Company through a forced buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power.
The referendum calls for dismantling Central Maine Power and Versant Power and replacing them with a nonprofit utility called Pine Tree Power.
There will be no Pine Tree Power electric utility in Maine.
The solid statewide turnout in an off-year election seems to be driven by the Pine Tree Power referendum.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — 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 foreign spending in