Public power question sharpens voters’ concerns about what’s at stake

A proposal to take over the state's two investor-owned utilities raises worries about reliability, politics, workers' rights, lawsuits and costs. Some are still in the dark.

$30 million grant to bolster CMP grid a down payment on big projects

The money will be spent installing new devices that allow power to be restored more quickly and often remotely. The limited number of new devices already in service restored power to 74,000 customers in less than five minutes, said CMP.

CMP receives $30 million grant to improve grid reliability

The money is expected to be used to buy equipment mounted on the poles that will act like circuit breakers and allow the grid to rebalance more quickly following outages.

Foreign ownership in CMP parent clouds 2 ballot measures

A foreign government's ownership stake in a utility is complicated, and some experts say it doesn't matter anyway because ownership of a regulated utility doesn't translate into governance.

Conservation Law Foundation opposes public power measure

The New England environmental group's stance on the controversial Pine Tree Power ballot initiative differs from that of 2 other well-known conservation groups.

Commentary: Question 3 aims to fix what’s wrong with CMP, Versant

Their rates are too high and their reliability is too low. And they’ve had plenty of time to fix both and haven’t.

Our View: Pine Tree Power not the answer to Maine’s utility challenges

Mainers want to save money, reduce outages and, focused on climate change, exert more control over grid decision-making. How do we best achieve those ends?

Who could be a third-party operator? Here’s the test

If there’s a new Maine utility, who will manage it?

Politics, qualifying credentials and managerial expertise collide in the debate over who would operate a publicly owned utility.

Saturday’s storm hit northern, coastal Maine with power outages

Saturday's storm delivered some rain and breeze for southern and central Maine, but the Down East region got clobbered with heavy amounts of rain and strong winds.