MORNING SENTINEL • January 28, 2022
The headline on the Jan. 21 editorial page, “Government control of Maine energy grid won’t work”, is typical of the scare tactics used by big business. Whenever business people start using words like “government takeover” or “socialism,” it usually means they’re afraid some new development is going to eat into their profits. The bill creating the proposed Pine Tree Power actually calls for it to be “a privately operated, nonprofit, consumer-owned utility controlled by an elected board” — elected by, and only answerable to, the consumers that they serve. Yes, it will take years to buy out CMP. But if we don’t start the process, we’ll never know what’s possible. ~ Claire Prontnicki, Waterville