Maine voters reject effort to create the first statewide public power company
A historic referendum asked voters in Maine if they wanted to replace their privately owned utilities with a publicly owned one.
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Years-long campaign for consumer-owned utility defeated after deluge of opposition spending
The referendum, known as Question 3, would have set in motion a process for a newly-formed consumer owned utility — the Pine Tree Power Company — to buy out CMP and Versant and provide electricity to most of Maine
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Daily on Energy: Wicker pulls support for Cassidy pollution fee bill after 'miscommunication'
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Maine Voters Say No To Public Power Takeover | HuffPost Latest News
The rejection, on Tuesday’s ballot referendum, leaves the state’s electric grid in the hands of two unpopular private companies.
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What the Failed Pine Tree Power Proposal in Maine Could Have Accomplished
Maine residents voted no to the proposal to take over its two largest corporate-owned utilities. Advocates say the Pine Tree Power proposal would have helped keep electric rates low, drive renewable energy initiatives and relieve consumer billing and outage concerns.
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