Backers of consumer-owned power utility move to put question on Maine ballot

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 29, 2020

Advocates for buying out Maine’s two investor-owned electric utilities and replacing them with a ratepayer-owned entity have begun an effort to bring the question to voters next year. The supporters of a consumer-owned power authority filed a request on Sept. 18 with the Secretary of State’s Office. The secretary of state has until Oct. 9 to rule on the language. If approved in its current form, the advocates could begin circulating the petition and collecting signatures.