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Bangor Daily News Letter: Consumer-owned utility could be a disaster

I think it’s a multibillion-dollar disaster waiting to happen. Think about it — decisions impacting just about every home and business ...

Kennebec Journal Politicians at Pine Tree Power selling us something

I suppose it’s not surprising Pine Tree Power’s rhetoric is purposely misleading. Politicians do that whenever they want to sell us an ...

Bangor Daily News Letter: Pine Tree Power idea would be a waste

Under the Pine Tree Power proposal to take over Maine’s two largest electric utilities, in 10 years we could end up billions of dollars ...

Livermore Falls Advertiser Pine Tree Power will risk all of this

Pine Tree Power will risk all of this – reliability, resiliency, safety and jobs – by putting self-serving politicians in control of ...

Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power will hinder needed grid planning

Instead, Pine Tree Power will bring a decade of delays and legal drama, politicians and their cronies, frustration and debt in the ...

Kennebec Journal Lineworker: Pine Tree Power would be a disaster

If Pine Tree Power seizes Central Maine Power and Versant, politicians will be in full control of the new government-owned utility and ...

Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power is an exact replica of a failed model

Pine Tree Power is an exact replica of Long Island’s failed model. I don’t want to see Maine end up in the same mess. I say “no ...

The Forecaster Letter: Don’t let state take over CMP

Are you ready to turn over such an essential service that touches everyone’s life every day to unqualified political appointees? You can ...

Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Opposed to possible power moves by Pine Tree Power

Thinking about these responsibilities in the hands of politicians chills me to the bone. I’m sure they’ll work to maintain power – ...

Kennebec Journal Utilities takeover would make Maine a guinea pig

Maine electric ratepayers should not be saddled with billions of dollars in debt to become the guinea pigs of the country’s largest ...

Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Campaign to replace CMP is dangerous

That really concerns me. And I think it should concern a lot of Mainers. A referendum question that would have the government take over our ...

Lewiston Sun Journal Government shouldn’t take over Maine’s power lines

But what would happen to our access if the government were to take control of all the power lines in Maine? Instead of the longstanding ...