MAINE PUBLIC • February 4, 2022
Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has proposed stiffer financial penalties for poor customer service, inaccurate billing, and the lengthy storm outages that have dogged Central Maine Power and Versant Power for the last several years — a move with both political implications and electoral ones that could affect her ongoing bid for a second term. Mills has repeatedly tried to create a distinction between her corridor support, which she says is linked to her climate change goals, and her views of CMP. It would appear that she’s acutely aware that many ratepayers are fed up with the company. And perhaps she is, too.