PINE TREE POWER
Consumer-Owned Power Could Slash Your Electric Bill
This could change everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aELimf6ct60&ab_channel=MorePerfectUnion
Maine residents will vote this November on whether to create the first statewide consumer-owned utility in the country.
They're facing skyrocketing electricity bills and frequent power outages, while the corporate utilities (CMP and Versant) that dominate the state brought in $187 million in profit last year. Both the companies are owned by foreign entities.
Residents are organizing to take power back into their own hands — literally. A ballot measure on the November ballot could create the consumer-owned utility non-profit Pine Tree Power, and put it under community control.
We talked with residents about what this would mean for them.
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#interview #reverseprivatization #publicowned #statepowergrid #climateresiliance #publicinterest #nonprofit #takethepowerback