Doug Grinbergs#Maine citizens have a years-long campaign to municipalize their two big (and generally lousy, disliked) investor-owned utilities (#IOUs), #CentralMainePower #CMP and #Versant, buying them out to form new #publicpower #MuniPower company #PineTreePower
Among arguments for the Nov. ballot measure, "CMP & Versant's owners in Norway, Qatar, Calgary should not be in control of our energy future" https://pinetreepower.org/
Ballotpedia: Maine Question 3, Pine Tree Power Company
https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Question_3,_Pine_Tree_Power_Company_Initiative_(2023)
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Vote “YES” for Pine Tree Power on Nov. 7! What is Pine Tree Power? This November, voters will be asked, “Do you want to create a new power company governed by an elected board to acquire and operate existing for-profit electricity transmission and distribution facilities in Maine?” Yes we do! When we win in November, we’ll...