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The Electric Money Bill
Lowering electric bills by using state tax money
An Act to Lower Electric Rates for Maine Ratepayers by Requiring the Payment of Certain Costs from the General Fund
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This bill would lower your electric bill by making the state use its general tax money to pay for some of the costs instead.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
High power bills are tough on families. This proposed bill tries to help by moving some of those costs off your monthly electric bill and onto the state. That sounds great for your power bill. But remember, the state gets its money from taxes. So, you might still pay for it in the end, just in a different way. Since the bill is just starting out, we need to watch closely to see exactly which costs get moved and how much it will really save regular people.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- The bill wants to lower electric rates for people in Maine.
- It would take certain costs off your monthly power bill.
- The state would pay those costs using its main tax fund instead.
- The text does not say exactly which costs will be moved.
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Sources
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