Tux Turkel writes primarily about energy issues affecting Maine. Over the years, he has gazed into the spent-fuel pool at the now-gone Maine Yankee nuclear plant, looked across Casco Bay from atop Wyman Station’s smokestack, and toured power plants and wind farms across the state, but remains confused about why electricity doesn’t leak from our wall sockets. When he’s not trying to make sense of dense regulatory filings at the Public Utilities Commission, he’s likely to be hiking in the mountains or visiting Maine’s coastal islands in his small motorboat. A graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Tux lives in Yarmouth with his wife, youngest son, a cat and a guinea pig.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2014
Propane’s promise as Maine fuel in jeopardy
Even if this winter’s tight supply is overlooked, industry changes threaten to keep prices high and stall the alternative to heating oil.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2014
Plan to boost supply of natural gas would reverse flow of pipeline in Maine
Spectra Energy wants to switch to south-to-north transport to bring the sorely needed fuel to New England and Canada from New York and Pennsylvania.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2014
Analysis: New England’s governors have power to lead on energy
When it comes to a regional policy, the states’ chief executives have a once-in-a-generation chance to get it right.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2014
Unitil natural gas customers to get a price hike
The company had asked for a bigger, 10.4 percent increase, but the PUC cut their request.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2014
Unitil requests unusual midwinter rate hike for Mainers
Regulators will decide soon whether to allow the 10% jump, which the company blames on extreme cold and high demand.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2014
New England governors start push to cut cost of power
Their first-of-its-kind plan calls for projects to expand transmission lines and gas pipeline capacity in the region by 20% in three years.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2014
Bill seeks to grow solar energy projects in Maine
Under the legislation, the state would study solar power’s financial value and set goals for certain amounts of generation.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2014
Offshore-wind power prospects re-energized in Maine
The PUC approves a power contract for a pilot project off Maine, a key step after efforts were sidetracked.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2014
Maine PUC approves offshore wind power pilot project
The project could set the stage for a new billion-dollar alternative energy industry for the state.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2014
Maine family in fuel business born to deliver
In a bitter Maine winter, their small company, like many others, scrambles to keep customers warm.
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