MAINE MORNING STAR • June 25, 2025
Roughly 100,000 Maine households struggle to pay energy bills. Maine residents deserve energy solutions that will drive costs down. Unless our leaders take action, it doesn’t seem like the threat of higher and higher energy prices is changing anytime soon. Older consumers are particularly vulnerable to the burden of high utility bills. our national security is also at stake. Relying on imported, expensive fuel exposes the United States to volatile energy markets overseas and gives our adversaries a leg up. Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont together spend $8.2 billion annually on imported energy. What Mainers need are sources that strengthen our grid resiliency and add more American energy to the mix. The answer lies right in front of us: we can lower electricity costs for seniors and protect our national security by diversifying our energy sources. Here in New England, offshore wind is a powerful domestic energy solution. ~ Steve Ball, Retired Colonel, 27 years in the U.S. Army, Windsor