PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 24, 2022
People who purchase new technologies, like heat pumps, electric vehicles and solar batteries, can access advantaged electricity delivery rates, cutting their bills overall. While these technologies show some promise in reducing carbon emissions, the people who purchase them are disproportionately wealthy. The people who do not purchase new technologies will pay for this group’s savings. The Public Utilities Commission and the Mills administration have an obligation to regulate CMP’s monopoly. They must carefully study and report on the incidence of new pricing schemes such as this. ~ Michael Burrows, Windham