Political Quotes

“I ask the chairman and ranking members to give consideration to the extraordinary electricity costs faced by the island communities of North Haven and Vinalhaven, and work to have the Rural Utilities Service assist Fox Islands Electric Cooperative in providing reliable and affordable electricity to these communities. The 1,770 households in North Haven and Vinalhaven obtain electricity from four undersea electric cables that run twelve miles to the mainland. These cables, which are maintained by Fox Island Electric Cooperative and serve as the islands' only source of electricity, were originally installed back in 1978 and have now reached the end of their manufacturing life expectancy. Over the past five years the cables have been failing with ever-increasing frequency and since February, electric service has been interrupted four times.”