Maybe the state’s weather could actually attract economic development. But we undersell our strengths – and the governor isn’t helping.
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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Payment to Maine Yankee owner may lower electric rates
Damages of $81.7 million arise from federal failure to deal with disposal of nuclear waste.
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Maine Yankee owners reimbursed $82 million by government
The money has been put in a trust fund while the company files a plan on how it will use the award to benefit ratepayers.
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Health risk from CMP’s smart meters low, study finds
The results, however, provide little comfort to people who complain that the meters are hurting their health.
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Alarm over climate ‘tipping point’ fueled Portland rally
Hoping to restrict pipelines and quash the pursuit of tar sands oil, activists make their global fight local.
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Pioneering Maine wind project passes ‘biggest hurdle’
The utilities agency OKs contract terms for a $120 million floating turbine test off Maine, but one member laments the risk to ratepayers.
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$120 million Maine wind project faces key vote Thursday
Statoil’s $120 million test of floating turbines could jump-start a Maine industry, but the power’s cost and economic benefits have to satisfy regulators.
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Offshore wind energy project faces critical vote
A Norwegian company wants to put four floating turbines off Boothbay Harbor, but a state agency must first agree to new financial terms.
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Maine still pursuing Canadian electricity
The LePage administration wants Hydro-Quebec to sell power here, possibly at the expense of wind and biomass generators.
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Maine companies tapping into virtual pipeline – tanker trucks
Cheap natural gas translates into millions of dollars in potential savings for big manufacturers, which is why companies such as Great Northern Paper are scrambling to convert to gas.