Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers will vote on whether to rid themselves of the state’s two biggest private electric utilities
Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers are poised to vote on an unprecedented plan to rid themselves of the state's two largest electric utilities and start with a clean slate. The proposed takeover of two investor-owned utilities that distribute 97% of electricity in the state would mark the first time a U.S. state's utilities were forcibly removed at the same time.
There are no guarantees that changing ownership will solve problems, said Jacobs, who's skeptical of Maine's referendum. He suggested people should focus on tackling problems instead of demanding new ownership. The anger and frustration from electric ratepayers in Maine is a far cry from the days when Iberdrola bought Central Maine Power, the state’s largest electric utility.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Maine voters to decide whether to create nation's first statewide publicly owned utilityVoters in Maine will decide whether they want to oust the state's main utility companies and replace them with a nonprofit, publicly owned utility called Pine Tree Power.
Read more »
What to expect in Maine's referendum electionMaine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday
Read more »
What to expect in Maine's referendum electionMaine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday
Read more »
What to expect in Maine's referendum electionMaine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday. Question 2 would ban foreign governments and entities they own, control or influence from making campaign contributions in candidate elections or ballot measures.
Read more »
What to expect in Maine's referendum electionMaine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday.
Read more »
What to expect in Maine's referendum electionMaine voters will decide the fate of eight statewide ballot measures in a referendum election Tuesday.
Read more »