PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 12, 2023
Pine Tree Power’s big promises of lower electric bills won’t ever happen. We’ll see even higher rates. Everybody – ratepayers, employees, the regulators – will end up mad at whatever company is brought in to operate the system. We’ll lose lots of really good workers who actually know what they’re doing. We won’t see enough upgrades to make the system stronger or ready for the future, because the politicians in charge will care more about getting elected the next cycle. This is happening now in Long Island, New York, and Puerto Rico. Both are struggling to figure out what to do next while their customers suffer. Pine Tree Power is an exact replica of Long Island’s failed model. ~ Eric Lunt, employee, Central Maine Power, Corinth