In the Fight Over Maine’s Utilities, the Future of the State’s Energy...
PORTLAND, Maine — In a cramped downtown rental office space, a group of volunteers, environmental advocates and a few paid organizers make small talk, strategize and practice talking to voters about...
View ArticleA battle rages in Maine over an election that some say could change the...
In November, Mainers will vote on whether they want Pine Tree Power — a consumer-owned nonprofit utility — to replace the investor-owned utilities. Advocates say the result of the vote could have...
View ArticleMaine Voices: Pine Tree Power is the best choice for our state’s climate goals
Approving Question 3 on the November ballot would ensure more responsive and rapid investment in connecting renewable energy sources to the state grid. Maine citizens have an opportunity on Nov. 7 to...
View ArticlePublic Power Resonates with Voters in Maine
The Climate and Community Project’s recent poll evaluated Mainers’ attitudes toward transitioning the entirety of Maine’s grid out of private ownership by the incumbent investor owned utilities,...
View ArticleMainers See Climate Promise in Ballot Initiative to Create a Statewide...
The state’s shareholder-owned utilities that would be replaced by a new company mandated to pursue climate goals have outspent its supporters nearly 30 to 1 to stop it. Maine will vote next month on a...
View ArticlePutting the “Public” in Power: Voters Support Having a Publicly Owned Utility
With increased scrutiny on the role of private utility companies in entrenching fossil fuel interests, advocates nationwide have called for transitioning toward more public utilities, establishing...
View ArticleMainers will vote on replacing for-profit utilities with public power
Organizers of the ballot initiative hope to improve service and speed up the shift to clean energy by taking profits out of the utility sector. Many people, and not just climate advocates, have wished...
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