Maine Legislature Sustains Mills' Veto Of Consumer-Owned Utility Bill

MAINE PUBLIC • July 19, 2021

The Maine Legislature has sustained Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' veto of a bill that would've asked voters to buyout the state's two largest utilities and replace them with a consumer-owned electric company. The House voted 68 to 65 to override the governor's veto, but that was well short of the two-thirds support needed. Advocates for the consumer-owned utility say they'll now take their proposal directly to Maine voters by collecting signatures to put the bill on the ballot next year.