by Darren Fishell | February 21, 2021
Maine’s largest electricity reseller wants to pony up a $500,000 fine. The state’s utility regulator suggested pulling the plug. A report last year recommended revoking the license of Electricity Maine, the state’s largest independent electricity...
by Darren Fishell | February 20, 2020
Every household in Maine could have about 21 one-pound lobsters — or six one-pound lobsters and a pair of chamois-lined Bean Boots — for the price of a residential electricity ripoff that’s now in its seventh year. The ripoff isn’t the product...
by Gordon L. Weil | January 30, 2020
The tug of war between the executive and legislative branches keeps taking new turns. In theory, the legislative branch is supposed to set policy through passing laws. Legislators can submit proposals for consideration and many of their bills are adopted. The...
by Marina Schauffler | December 5, 2019
Ascending to his office in Pittsfield, Vaughan Woodruff treads on the same hardwood steps he walked as a third-grader in public school. Now the stately brick building houses several small businesses alongside the solar energy firm he founded more than a decade ago,...