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Verrill's Jim Cohen To Speak on Past and Future of Maine’s Electric Grid at 2023 Winter Bar Conference

January 27, 2023 at 9:30am10:45am
Westin Portland Harborview

157 High St.
Portland, ME 04101

Verrill partner Jim Cohen will be presenting at the Maine State Bar Association’s Winter Bar Conference 2023, on Friday, January 27, in Portland. Cohen’s presentation, The Past and Future of Maine’s Electric Grid, will explore the ins and outs of Maine’s electric system, who owns and operates it, how it is regulated, and whether changes should be made. It will also discuss Maine’s Electric Restructuring Law of 1997 which separated the production and the distribution of electricity; principles of PUC rate regulation; different forms of utility ownership; the challenge of keeping the lights on; and key issues on the horizon for Maine’s electric industry.

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