PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 29, 2021
CMP and Versant have consistently failed to provide a basic level of service, and the people expect the Legislature to intervene. The law shields investor-owned utilities from competition, allowing CMP and Versant to operate with a monopoly of our power grid. This system has been an unmitigated disaster. L.D. 1708, would create a new company called Pine Tree Power, replacing CMP and Versant. Pine Tree Power would be governed by a board of directors elected by you, the people of Maine, not by foreign, for-profit investors. ~ Rep. Nathan Carlo, R-Buxton