MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • October 29, 2023
The leading backer of the referendum proposing a public takeover of electric utilities, Our Power, has spent $1.1 million this year. The group has raised $1.2 million and has just under $45,000 cash on hand. The owners of Maine’s two largest power companies have spent more than $37 million so far to defeat the question, including more than $26 million this year alone.