Focus on Energy & Utilities piece on a proposal before the Maine Public Utilit

Focus on Energy & Utilities piece on a proposal before the Maine Public Utilities Commission to withdraw the state from ISO New England Inc. Maine could then direct its own electric energy consumption and expansion or link with the Canadian Maritimes. Central Maine Power Co. says ISO members will help pay for CMP\u27s proposed $2 billion transmission lines upgrade, just as Maine has helped pay for member states\u27 upgrades. Since natural gas and oil generate much of New England\u27s electricity, costs are high, despite Maine\u27s capacity to generate more power than it needs. CMP and Bangor Hydro\u27s contracts with ISO expire in 2010, and critics say the timing for breaking with ISO--before the CMP upgrades--would not be good. With a map and descriptions of approved, proposed, stalled, and scrapped alternative energy plans around Maine