PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 15, 2022
Despite having excellent workers, Central Maine Power is a mismanaged failure. It is an impediment to a reliable, clean energy future at reasonable cost. The private-sector cure for such abysmal performance is to change management, fix the business model and implement a better strategy. How is Pine Tree Power, the proposed customer-owned utility, going to do this? You and I, as voting customers, are going to approve the formation of Pine Tree Power, a private nonprofit entity with a public purpose. After doing so, we are going to directly elect board members who will be responsive to its stated purposes, reflecting our priorities. Pine Tree Power is then going to purchase CMP’s assets for fair value, and bring in experienced utility executives aligned with Maine values and customer priorities. This will provide CMP’s established workforce with the competent leadership it desperately needs. ~ Steve Weems, Brunswick