A consultant’s report predicting mixed financial impacts has drawn criticism from proponents of a public takeover of Central Maine Power and Emera Maine.
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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Electric vehicle charging stations get a boost from Maine regulators
Pilot programs providing financial assistance will increase the number of stations by 120, roughly 50%.
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In Scotland, Mills will glimpse Maine’s offshore wind potential
The governor will travel overseas to meet with developers, including a company turned away from Maine by former Gov. Paul LePage.
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Midwinter drop in energy costs gives Mainers unexpected relief
A combination of unseasonably warm temperatures and lower prices for heating oil and gasoline offers a welcome change from the norm.
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Maine must plug in to fight climate change, study concludes
Just building renewable generation and stepping up energy efficiency won’t slash greenhouse gas emissions enough to meet Maine’s aggressive climate change goals.
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State jolts CMP with $10 million penalty for mishandling billing and customer service
Gov. Janet Mills called for greater accountability from the state’s utilities after the Public Utilities Commission voted to reduce Central Maine Power’s earnings as punishment for the problems with its mismanagement of a new billing system.
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CMP admits poor handling of winter disconnect notices
The embattled electric utility vowed to stop issuing the notices temporarily while insisting that the wording didn’t violate state rules.
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CMP president orders internal review of winter disconnect notices
Central Maine Power’s Doug Herling said he was disturbed by the ‘tone’ used in the utility’s shutoff notices to customers with outstanding bills.
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PUC rules for disconnection
Customers who can’t pay their utility bill and are at risk of not having food, medicine or heat in their households can seek a “special payment arrangement.”
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Maine regulators vote to investigate CMP’s winter disconnect notices
Since November, Central Maine Power Co. has delivered roughly 1,000 of the notices to customers warning that their power will be shut off unless they pay past-due bills.