Patten-area businesses sound alarm over ‘unsustainable’ jump in electric bills

by Contributed
3 years ago
Jon Ellis, owner of Ellis Family Market in Patten, filed a complaint with the Maine Public Utilities Commission along with a number of other businesses in the area that had seen their electric bills spike since the start of the year. (Staff photo/Linda Coan O'Kresik)
Some businesses have seen their electric bills jump by more than 200 percent since the increased supply rates took effect earlier this year.Read more.