Westbrook Mayor Kenneth M. Lefebvre recently proposed that the city form a munic

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Portland Press Herald

Date

9-3-1994

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2B

Abstract

Westbrook Mayor Kenneth M. Lefebvre recently proposed that the city form a municipal utility, a concept that raises interesting legal questions about for-profit utilities being operated as monopolies and the right of those utilities to recoup the huge investments made while servicing a franchise area. A federal court has used the Sherman Antitrust Act in ruling against a public utility that refused access to its power lines by a competitor. Federal regulators and the Maine Public Utilities Commission are currently considering issues that will affect the Westbrook proposal. Details, related articles.

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Electric utilities, Westbrook

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