BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 3, 2022
It initially appeared on Wednesday that Gov. Janet Mills had united Central Maine Power Co. critics and lawmakers that have been more friendly to the company with a new proposal to heighten performance standards for electric utilities. By the end of the day it was greeted with cautious optimism from both factions in a sign that changes will have to be made to lock down wide political support with the Democratic governor looking to get tougher on the utilities without tying the hands of Maine regulators.