In January of 2022 Versant & CMP raised their utility and distribution prices for their Northern and Eastern customers- with rate hikes expected to exceed 88%. As many people living in Northern & Eastern Maine have begun feeling the effects of this rate hike- we say “enough is enough”. Peoples once less than $200 electric bills are soaring to $400-$600. This is an unsustainable practice that only hurts their customers. With Versant & CMP having the market cornered there is no feasible way for the average customer to switch to a more affordable form of electricity. Customers are being forced to pay these astronomical prices or risk being disconnected. In 2022 electricity is not the luxury that it once was. Electricity is needed for our heat, hot water, to be able to work and attend school. Tell Maine Utility Commission to bring back their old rates so that we can continue surviving in this already volatile economic state.