The Maine Public Utilities Commission voted Thursday to undertake an audit of Central Maine Power Co.’s smart meter program, to determine if the program is saving money and providing the benefits that were expected when the agency approved it in 2010.
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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PUC’s staff: CMP meters not living up to promises
The smart devices are not saving money or cutting energy use, the sta• says as the agency considers an audit. But the company insists the analysis is all wrong.
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Region’s electric grid operator wants to armor against winter blackouts
Worried that there might not be enough natural gas in New England this winter to keep all the lights on reliably, the region’s electric grid operator wants oil-fired power plants to stockpile 4.2 million barrels of oil by Dec. 1, for backup.
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Maine turbine’s launch makes history
North America’s first floating offshore wind turbine will soon be towed to a site off Castine.
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Historic first: Floating Maine turbine set for launch
A crowd will watch Friday as the prototype is lowered into a Maine river on its way to an offshore site.
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Maine poised for historic transition to natural gas
Amid the state’s rush to convert from oil to natural gas, however, it’s possible that some issues important to Mainers are not being fully examined.
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PUC probing Electricity Maine for possible false ads
Did the company’s ads give the impression it is the state’s cheapest provider? Regulators ask for answers.
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$43 million lawsuit says CMP caused work delays
A contractor from New York says CMP failed to deliver materials on time, costing the contractor extra time and money during a yet-to-be-finished transmission-line upgrade.
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LePage not happy with bipartisan energy bill
The governor wants more money for homeowners switching heating systems.
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Maine bill to slash energy costs goes to panel
The package melds numerous ideas and would partly use Maine Yankee settlement funds to boost efficiency.