All posts tagged "electricity"
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Consumer-owned utility supporters launch ballot initiative over LD 1708 veto
Though the legislature failed to override Gov. Janet Mills’ veto of a bill...
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Special interests bend the truth on recent electric rate increases
The big picture of this rate increase and the surrounding conversation is simple:...
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New report highlights the downfalls of establishing a state-owned utility
A recent report by London Economics International (LEI), a Boston-based financial advisory firm...
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Ratepayers will suffer if state government forcibly consumes the assets of CMP and Emera Maine
During the First Session of the 129th Legislature, Rep. Seth Berry introduced LD 1646,...
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Lepage Urges Congress to Reduce Regulatory Burden on Maine’s Small Hydropower Facilities
Governor Paul R. LePage has called attention to the precarious future of many...
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Bad Decisions in Augusta Result in High Electric Prices
Bad decision-making in energy policy is expensive. These bad decisions show up on...
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Energy Costs and Fairy Dust
I requested (actually, I begged) to serve on Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee,...
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Subsidies and Cost Shifting Won’t Power Maine’s Economy
Anyone remotely familiar with Maine’s economy knows it’s at a crossroads. Between 2004...
