Power companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility

The US's first state-run public power company could be created when Maine votes later this year - but utilities are fighting it

Residents in Maine are about to be bombarded with a multimillion-dollar public relations campaign aimed at saving the state's two dominant electric utilities from being voted out of existence in November.

If Mainers vote yes, they will make history - endorsing a first-of-its-kind plan to create a state-level, public power company through a hostile takeover.