In Historic First, Public Power Will Be on the Ballot in Maine

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. At the end of October 2017, a severe windstorm swept through the state of Maine, felling trees, knocking down power lines, and wiping out electricity for nearly half a million people. Larissa Smith, a longtime Maine resident who was living in Freeport at the time, lost power at her home for nearly three weeks.

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