PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 29, 2020
Advocates for buying out Maine’s two investor-owned electric utilities and replacing them with a state-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.