A class-action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court in Portland claiming that Electricity Maine used fraud and deception to enroll 200,000 Maine households and small businesses with the promise of substantial cost savings.
The Associated Press reported that Maine residents Kathleen Veilleux and Jennifer Chon are seeking $35 million in damages in the lawsuit filed against the Auburn-based electricity supplier on Nov. 18. The lawsuit claims that Electricity Maine enrolls customers at artificially low rates and then transfers them with little notice to long-term rates that exceed the standard-offer rate.
A representative for Spark Holdco LLC, which owns Electricity Maine, said the company doesn’t comment on pending litigation.
The plaintiff’s attorney, Benjamin Donahue, said dozens more ratepayers have contacted him since the lawsuit was filed.
