PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 2, 2022
Century-old standards, combined with 70-year-old equipment, equal unaffordable and unreliable delivery of electricity. Central Maine Power is asking for another 30% price increase for delivery of substandard reliability to replace poles and equipment that have been neglected for decades, and meanwhile are seriously requesting a 10% profit return on all infrastructure replacement costs. If Maine is serious about climbing into the 21st century, stop paying utilities ridiculous returns for unreliable delivery. Stop allowing utilities to allocate funds towards shareholders, while allowing infrastructure to grow old and decay. Vote for a better alternative in November! Vote for Pine Tree Power, a consumer-owned utility! ~ Rev. Darien “Deke” Sawyer, Jackman