I don't think Central Maine Power has a Bluesky account yet, but since their overseas, parent company does... @avangrid.bsky.social make this make sense. If you deign to respond, spare the gaslighting lecture that we are greedy & careless electricity users and can simply adjust thermostats. (5/5)

The trees are a known issue and yet... CMP hires contractors (instead of maintaining a larger in-state workforce) to handle maintenance each year; the state/ residents are expected to float the cost of infrastructure upgrades (i.e., cost of doing business) and storm damage. (4/ 5)

A common response to publicly lamenting these outages is, "Just get a generator!" We do, in fact, have a generator, but it shouldn't be *needed*. Back to price....many factors are used to justify thinly veiled, corporate greed. Maine is the most forested state, wildlife, car accidents, etc... (3/5)

They were brief, but happening during work meetings, cooking meals, and other important times. These are inconveniences which I loathe, but consider that the demographic of Maine is much older. How many folks rely on in-home medical equipment that requires a power source? (2/5)

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A super cozy fantasy, a librarian with a sentient spider plant....https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781250351265