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siebzy t1_japn1ji wrote

"Maine Energy Progress" is a dark money political spending org funded entirely by Central Maine Power's parent company.

They are opposing the "Pine Tree Power" referendum which would replace the foreign-owned utility company with a taxpayer-owned utility.

They are spending your money to lie to you.

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Sufficient-Squash428 t1_jasc396 wrote

" They are spending your money to lie to you."

That's why I have not paid their new bills in full. I send what I have budgeted for monthly electricity bill. It never went over that amount but always left change in account.

Now that the winter high bills for a 1 Bedroom Apt. went from $ 90 to $ 150 for their new AD campaign and since they're mad Voters said NO in Nov. to their thru-state Powerline, they can suck eggs.

I send $ 90 a month. No more than that. Let them rack up the remaining debt and that's when I file a Consumer Complaint to the AG.

Electricity will never go off because I'm paying. Just not the THEFT AMOUNT for their AD campaign & gouging.

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lantech t1_javr0ug wrote

Do you do the same thing when you pump gas?

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Sufficient-Squash428 t1_jaw5cbp wrote

Oil companies hit with backlash after bringing in $200 billion in profits last year

Oil companies bring in $200 billion in profits in 2022 (cnbc.com)

Nah, I just drive a lot less & spend a lot less at LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES.

Perverted Capitalism.

Price Gouging is not allowed in Pure Free Markets.

It F's everything up for the economy, unethical & illegal.

American Consumers coughed up $ 200,000,000,000 ..... to GREED.

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Earthling1a t1_jasedcq wrote

Hmm, what kind of government is it that's famous for taking over private business and making it state-run?

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Sufficient-Squash428 t1_jasqws8 wrote

It's a Utility, not a private business. See who built the Power Grid years ago. HINT: it wasn't private business.

All around the country, Electric Cooperatives have been doing just fine.

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Earthling1a t1_jassimu wrote

Private companies built the electric grid.

Government regulators got involved when power distribution started to cross state lines, but private enterprise built it.

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siebzy t1_jat99z9 wrote

Says someone who's never heard of the TVA or the Bureau of Reclamation.

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siebzy t1_jat93jg wrote

It's currently a state sanctioned monopoly. Neither CMP nor Versant (owned by the same foreign conglomerate) have any free market competition. Their profits are purely rent-seeking, rather than based on success in a competitive market.

Instead of sending that unearned profit to an overseas conglomerate, we could keep it in Maine - and return that profit to taxpayers in the form of lower rates and better service over time.

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