SUN JOURNAL • May 26, 2020
The news that Avangrid, the parent company of Central Maine Power, has filed suit against its customers to deny them the right for self-determination in a citizens’ initiative is a shocking development in the CMP corridor debate. A foreign company (81.5% owned by Iberdrola, a Spanish conglomerate) is litigating against its own customers and their neighbors to take from them the ability to vote on the future they wish to have as a people. Our own business and political leaders are telling Maine people: “The needs of the capital markets do not allow you to weigh in on a matter that will affect you and you families for generations. Just be silent and obey.” ~ Richard Bennett, Oxford, has 25 years of experience leading companies specializing in corporate governance