Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 30, 2022
A citizen initiative to has gathered enough valid petition signatures to get the measure considered by voters next year. Petitions for a referendum creating the Pine Tree Power Co. received 80,154 voter signatures, of which 69,735 were found to be valid, Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows said on Wednesday. Pine Tree Power would supplant the state’s two investor-owned electric utilities, Central Maine Power Co. and Versant Power, which... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation November 16, 2022
Customers of Versant Power will face sharply higher electricity supply rates in 2023 on top of big increases paid this year. The Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday approved a new “standard offer” supply rate for residential and small-business customers of 16.44... + más
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Rate hike 2.0: Electricity supply costs due to rise again next year | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 31, 2022
Dueling campaigns for and against the creation of a consumer-owned electric utility in Maine each announced Monday that they had collected enough signatures to put their competing visions in front of voters in November 2023. Our Power, the lead organizer behind the push for a... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 21, 2022
Gov. Percival Baxter is among Maine’s best remembered leaders, known for having protected the public lands around Katahdin for all to enjoy. Less known is that . Sadly, he lost his battles with the founder of Central Maine Power over the rights to our rivers. ABOUT THE AUTHOR... + más
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Commentary: Maine still treating Indigenous tribes like second-class citizens | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Business October 16, 2022
It’s not a question of if they go up, but how much. That’s the outlook for electricity supply rates most Mainers will pay next year. The prices for power generation are destined to rise again. Exactly how high will become clear in November. The prime culprit, experts say, is... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 05, 2022
The Governor’s Energy Office will formally oppose a rate increase being sought by Versant Power, Maine’s second-largest electric utility company. Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday told officials to intervene in the Maine Public Utilities Commission case, in which Versant – which... + más
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 02, 2022
Our Power is working toward a consumer-owned utility for Mainers. It is the only grassroots campaign that is working to protect Mainers’ independence and love for freedom when it comes to our utilities. We know that our investor-owned utilities (CMP, Versant) are not concerned... + más
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Chicago Tribune USA Business September 22, 2022
Arlington Heights officials rejected a petition to ban village financial incentives for the Chicago Bears or any other business, stating that the petition didn’t have enough valid signatures — and warning that such a move would hurt businesses and taxpayers. The petition... + más
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