Parent companies of two Maine utilities funnel huge sums to oppose ballot initiative

Millions of dollars are flowing into this November's referendum campaign over who should operate #Maine's #electric #grid.

But all of that political fundraising and spending is heavily tilted toward one side.

During the first six months of the year, the #OurPower campaign that is asking voters to approve a seismic shift in the way electricity is distributed in Maine received roughly $236,000 in contributions.

But the parent companies of Maine's two big electric utilities, 👉 Central Maine Power and 👉 Versant, contributed more than $15 million — or **65 times** as much money — to groups on the opposite side of the issue, according to the latest campaign finance reports filed with the Maine Ethics Commission.

https://www.mainepublic.org/politics/2023-07-20/parent-companies-of-two-maine-utilities-funnel-huge-sums-to-oppose-ballot-initiative

YES!! #ClimateChange #OurPower #SharedGood

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/15/rebecca-solnit-climate-change-wealth-abundance/

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