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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PublishedJuly 31, 2015
Oil, gas companies in heated battle for customers north of Portland
Ad campaigns and sales people on Segways woo homeowners and small businesses in three suburban towns with new natural gas lines.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2015
Meters open another window on our private worlds
The capabilities of the technology raise questions about privacy and security.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2015
Consumers still waiting for smart meters to pay off
The new technology has delivered modest savings and greater reliability, but CMP admits its data management needs ‘to catch up.’
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PublishedJuly 15, 2015
Texas-based power seller draws complaints for Maine door-to-door tactics
Central Maine Power says it has no affliation with Clearview Energy, and the Public Utilities Commission is scrutinizing the company’s practices.
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PublishedJune 28, 2015
Solar boom in Maine masks lack of support
The looming loss or reduction of subsidies and the ‘worst’ state incentives in New England cast shadows on the energy option.
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PublishedJune 28, 2015
Future of solar energy in Maine still cloudy
Disagreements persist over how generators, ratepayers and utilities may benefit from the clean power of the sun.
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PublishedJune 8, 2015
Grid-feeding battery system of the future humming in Boothbay
It’s a cheaper way to supply power on high-demand days than adding transmission lines, and could grow the value of solar and wind energy in Maine.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Purchase of Maine’s largest media company completed
New owner Reade Brower says he is pleased to take over stewardship of MaineToday Media from Donald Sussman and a smooth transition is underway.
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PublishedMay 28, 2015
Legislative committee scuttles LePage’s energy initiatives
Among the proposals rejected is one that would use money from timber harvesting on state land to help low-income residents with heating costs.
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PublishedMay 28, 2015
LePage nominee for Maine PUC stalled amid ‘crisis of confidence’
Democrats on a legislative committee vote to table the nomination of Bruce Williamson and question the commission’s objectivity and integrity.
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