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 4, 2011
Efficiency promoters paid well, fall short
An energy alliance formed to help Mainers weatherize is closing down after a few months amid controversy.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2011
Oil dealers’ problems not linked to supply
A state trade group reassures customers after one company folds and another struggles.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2011
‘Normal’ just fine for retail real estate
After the collapse of 2008 and 2009, Greater Portland is back on firmer ground, brokers report.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2011
Real estate expert: Area faces slow, uneven recovery
In the bellwether retail sector, landlords continue to offer discounts and free rent, although lease rates are beginning to firm.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2011
Portland area sees empty office space surpass 11%
Real estate experts expect the market to bottom out this year.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2011
CMP digs in on installation of smart meters
Utility officials, publicly questioned for the first time in the case, say no workable options exist.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2011
Red Tape Audit hears businesses singing the blues
Members of York County’s hospitality industry voice complaints about state rules and enforcement.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2011
Smart crusader: “I didn’t mean to start a movement”
Elisa Boxer-Cook says she didn’t intend to start the meter movement, but that’s what happened.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2011
CMP to regulators: No ‘smart’ alternative
CMP tells regulators it can’t allow opt-outs for those worried about meter health risks.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2011
Energy conservation industrymay be losing steam in Maine
Growing demand for home insulation projects last year led Hallowell-based Sustainable Structures to add nine workers, more than doubling its work force. The building and energy services firm needs three more installers, said Curry Caputo, but it has stopped hiring.
A partner at the company, Caputo knows the federal stimulus money that helped homeowners pay for weatherization is almost all spent. Sizing up Maine’s new state government, he doesn’t expect the level of support for energy conservation that was a hallmark of the Baldacci years.
“We are all a little concerned about the future of efficiency funding in Maine,” said Caputo, president of the Maine Association of Building Efficiency Professionals. “It’s all having a cooling effect on our industry and the momentum we’ve gained.”
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