BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 3, 2025
Maine and New Brunswick are not at war with one another. We are friends and neighbors. And until the Trump administration initiated a trade war with Canada, we had no reason to fear a disruption in our electricity supply from New Brunswick. Yet here we are. The New Brunswick provincial government is seriously considering shutting off the flow of electricity from New Brunswick into northern Maine. In the event New Brunswick stops the flow of electricity into Maine, there is not enough generating capacity in Northern Maine to keep all the lights on; preserve all our food; keep all our heating systems energized; keep our stores open; keep our businesses running; and keep our citizens employed. ~ G. Melvin Hovey, retired Maine Public Service Company executive