At the absolute bottom line, a consumer owned utility operates on near zero margin. It will save us money simply due to the fact that we aren’t pumping profits to a parent company. Even if everything stayed the same, cutting out the profits would save us money. We would also be able to decide on what to fix instead of only pumping money into profit generating ventures. CMP does not operate in the best interest of its customers. It operates in the best interest of its parent company and their profit line.