Pine Tree Power supporters underdogs in fight for Maine power grid - Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
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Editor’s note: Pine Tree Power supporter Seth Berry reached out in response to a Camden Herald column last week that raised questions about the Pine Tree Power plan, focusing on the fact that the new plan will include a private for-profit company. Here is a report based on that discussion. We encourage continued discussion of this important issue.
Former State Rep. Seth Berry of Bowdoinham argued this week that replacing out-of-the-country for-profit investor-owned power utilities with a new consumer-owned utility would mean more public say and increased investment in renewable energy.
Source: Our Power
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