Public power question sharpens voters' concerns about what's at stake
A proposal to takeover the state's two investor-owned utilities raises worries about reliability, politics, workers' rights, lawsuits and costs. Some are still in the dark.
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A proposal to takeover the state's two investor-owned utilities raises worries about reliability, politics, workers' rights, lawsuits and costs. Some are still in the dark.
It will cost between $7B and $13B for Pine Tree Power to take over Maine's electric utilities. And the management plan looks dysfunctional at best.
Can we be sure that the public utility will be competent, effective and trustworthy? We can't.
There are a few things I haven’t seen on Pine Tree Power commercials. First, Central Maine Power is in the process of building a billion-dollar transmission line to Massachusetts. Is this going to be included in the takeover, and if so, does that mean it will be $14.5 billion bond? Pine Tree Power will not […]
Can we be sure that the public utility will be competent, effective and trustworthy? We can't.