It requires some concessions, but is more comfortable and simpler than ever.
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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For many in Moosehead Lake region, wind is ‘a four-letter word’
The prospect of towering wind turbines meets early resistance in an area that is launching a new branding effort built on its outdoor activities and breathtaking scenery.
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Maine will shift heating assistance money into weatherization
The LePage administration receives federal approval to spend $3.8 million from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to seal drafty houses and repair furnaces rather than purchase heating fuel.
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Wind foes come to blows
An opposition group’s settlements with developers divide the resistance to wind-power projects in Maine.
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Servicers for once popular Monitor heaters dwindle
Companies know there’s a need, but for now the job of repairing the kerosene-fueled units falls to a dedicated few.
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As fuel prices fall, Mainers can expect heat on the cheap this winter
Compared with recent seasons, they’re likely to spend hundreds of millions less because oil and other fuels are at their lowest prices in years.
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Crackdown shows results at problem Portland building
After the city coupled inspection with issuing a court summons, the building’s owner took action to fix violations.
Posted inOpinion
Analysis: The price of power
Pipeline expansion projects could boost Maine’s natural gas supply – and lower prices.
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Power change on Maine farms
More farmers invest in renewable energy to cut the high cost of producing food here and to further their commitment to sustainability.
Posted inOpinion
Analysis: Outlook shifting for offshore wind farms
Maine may be best served by learning from others’ mistakes.