Carlisle McLean, one of the utility regulators criticized by Gov. LePage for approving rules to compensate solar energy producers, is now senior counsel at Avangrid.
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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With incentives bill killed, PUC solar rules ready for enactment
But conservation groups are planning to challenge the reduced incentives set to take effect Jan. 1.
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Maine lawmakers pull plug on bill to maintain solar incentives
The governor’s veto is narrowly sustained amid warnings that L.D. 1504 would raise electricity prices, leaving a plan to phase out financial inducements for rooftop panels in effect.
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Flurry of lobbying blurs solar bill’s chances
What had been veto-proof support for a measure that preserves incentives suddenly seems less certain as backers and foes alike rally legislators preparing for this week’s override vote.
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CMP wants to build 145-mile transmission line through western Maine
It would carry hydropower from Quebec to Massachusetts under a plan that’s competing with others in New England for developing clean-energy projects.
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Impending eclipse underscores solar’s contribution to grid
Rooftop installations comprise growing percentage of the region’s power supply.
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Novel solar tracker in South Paris will fuel electric cars – and hopes for inspiring students
Installing the moveable array of panels along a well-traveled road on the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School campus will teach students about renewable energy and generate a higher profile.
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PUC commissioner’s resignation gives LePage another shot at energy priorities
He can try to replace Carlisle McLean with someone who is more in tune with his efforts to lower power costs and resist renewable energy incentives.
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Buying into a low-energy subdivision may be too costly for some
Visions of an energy-efficient development shift as buyers balk at the price tag.
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LePage bill, intended to create jobs, would have given special deal to Irving
Intent on jobs, the governor sought to provide incentives to biomass operators, but his plan would have increased electric rates for others.