Proposed Versant rate hike spurs outcry from Aroostook customers
Maine Public Utilities Commission members (from left) staff attorney Jordan McColman, chairperson Philip Bartlett and commissioner Patrick Scully hear comments at the Versant Power rate increase hearing on March 29 at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle. Credit: Paul Bagnall / The Star Herald
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — Aroostook County residents told the Maine Public Utilities Commission Wednesday they can’t afford another electric rate hike.
About 25 area residents turned out for the commission’s public witness hearing at Northern Maine Community College in Presque Isle.
It was the second of two sessions held this week to solicit public input on a proposed Versant Power distribution charge increase. The first hearing was held Tuesday evening in Bangor, with around a dozen people attending, said Susan Faloon, Maine Public Utilities Commission spokesperson.
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