Maine Is in an Epic Battle Over Its Future

Main fight centers on a November ballot measure that would turn Maine 's private utilities public.

If that happens, it would be a huge step toward dealing with the climate crisis.

The utilities are outspending public power advocates 32 to 1 and have dropped $27 million into the kitty.

In July , the Legislature passed a law that should ease the way for a large-scale build-out of offshore wind power in the state’s Atlantic waters.

Maine has enough wind to supply far more than its own needs; if it ends up selling power to other East Coast states, “the workers who are constructing these could be building a turbine or two every month for the next 30, 40, 50 years ”.