The company was cited for violating industry testing standards meant to ensure stability and prevent outages.
Tux Turkel
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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Lawsuit seeks to split upcoming power line ballot question into three issues
Rep. Christopher Caiazzo, D-Scarborough, filed the lawsuit last week in Cumberland County Superior Court.
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CMP’s top executive announces plans to retire
Doug Herling, the utility’s president and CEO, joined Central Maine Power in 1985 as an equipment operator at Wyman Station in Yarmouth.
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Bill to replace CMP and Versant with consumer-owned utility gains committee approval
The Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee’s 9-2 vote, with 2 lawmakers absent, advances the bill for consideration by the full Legislature and, ultimately, Maine voters.
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In Old Orchard Beach, Memorial Day parade returns with message of remembrance
Elsewhere, the combination of threatening weather and lingering pandemic concerns led some communities to make alternative plans.
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Suspects in West Bath beating and robbery remain at large
Police pursued three suspects after a Phippsburg man who was ‘flagged down’ by a woman who claimed her SUV was disabled got assaulted and robbed on Berry’s Mill Road on Saturday night.
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Wording approved for power line ballot question
The state received 119 comments on the proposed question, which will go to voters Nov. 2, during a 30-day public comment period.
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Million-dollar battery could help charge Casco Bay hybrid ferry
Adding energy storage could offer lessons for how to charge electric public transit fleets, from ferries to buses.
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For community solar shoppers, a marketplace of choice and confusion
Interest is building in Maine as companies solicit subscribers in emerging renewable energy projects, but comparing offers still requires a bit of legwork.
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Q&A: How would a consumer-owned utility work in Maine? Would I save money?
The proposal to create a consumer-owned electrical utility in Maine raises complex questions that aren’t easily answered.