PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 4, 2023
The Natural Resources Council of Maine announced Wednesday that it’s backing a statewide ballot measure that calls for a public utility to replace Central Maine Power and Versant Power. Rebecca Schultz, senior advocate of Maine’s most well-known environmental advocacy group, said in an email that the public utility, known as Pine Tree Power, “offers our best chance to advance the clean energy transition with the accountability, creativity and collaboration necessary to keep costs as low as possible.” The ballot measure will be decided on Election Day on Nov. 7.