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Lewiston Sun Journal Renee Fortin: Pine Tree Power Would Cause Decade of Higher Rates

I’m so worried about what will happen to them if Question 3 passes in November and the state is given the green light to move forward ...
Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Vote ‘no’ on Pine Tree Power

I’m retired, but I spent much of my career at Avangrid, and my best advice to Mainers is to steer clear of Pine Tree Power and vote ...
Portland Press Herald Maine utility ballot question likely to be tied up in court for years

The state’s public advocate said there are too many unknowns to give a clear interpretation of the November referendum seeking to create ...
Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Public power advocates aren’t thinking about tax revenue

Right now, many towns and cities rely on the tens of millions of tax dollars paid by our existing utilities. On its surface, this ballot ...
Kennebec Journal We don’t need politicians in charge of power grid

I want my electric delivery service company to be focused on their job of bringing me electricity. Pine Tree Power won’t be.
Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Do we really want government involved in power?

Has government ever done anything better, and for less, than private enterprise? How well are other government-owned and ...
Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor: Consumers can go green without Pine Tree Power

I’ve been confused by recent letters and Victoria Hugo-Vidal’s Aug. 6 column on Pine Tree Power (“The Maine Millennial: Pine Tree ...
Kennebec Journal Future under Pine Tree Power not bright at all

When we talk about the prospect of a government takeover of my employer Central Maine Power, voters should know that its replacement, Pine ...
Times Record Uncertainty of Pine Tree Power

Pine Tree Power is too expensive and too risky – the exact opposite of the stability and reliability we need. On Nov. 7, we’ll be ...
Northern Forecaster Letter: Beware of unqualified politicians running our electric system

If Pine Tree Power – Question 3 on the ballot – were to pass this November, our complex electric system would be placed in the hands of ...
Lewiston Sun Journal Gregory Nadeau: Pine Tree Power referendum’s passage would cost billions

For 35 years I served the people of Maine in the Maine House, and two Maine governors and President Obama as the federal highway ...
Times Record Pine Tree Power peril

I’m very concerned Maine ratepayers will suffer and our electric service will deteriorate under Pine Tree Power. If this poorly ...