Maine voters yesterday overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure, Question 3, proposing a state takeover of its two investor-owned utilities, Central Maine Power and Versant. Public power advocates proposed a new state entity, Pine Tree Power, that would be authorized to issue debt for this utility takeover. Cost estimates for this plan cited in the local press varied from $8-13 billion and could take a decade to implement.
As for the fourth allegation, the state’s public utility commission levied a $10 million penalty against the company for deficiencies. But the state utility commission also noted that the state's electric customers faced annual rate increase from 34-49% due mainly to higher natural gas prices. Natural gas drives wholesale electricity prices in New England as it is the boiler fuel for much of the power-generating fleet.
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