A new CMP plan rewards people who run their dryer or dishwasher at night — but there are pitfalls for users.
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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CMP offers low-rate plan for off-peak power use
The plan rewards people who can shift their use of energy-sucking appliances to periods when there’s less demand on the regional power grid.
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Propane glut clouds Searsport storage plan
The proposal for a facility to accept imported liquid propane even as the price plummets raises questions about its future.
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Maine ripe for energy-efficiency savings, study says
It describes how homes, businesses and industry can spend millions less on power, and others tell success stories.
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Maine key to new regional powerhouse
A proposed $2 billion power line would carry renewable energy in Maine and Canada to southern New England.
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The cold facts: Maine’s winters trending milder
An analysis of our home heating patterns confirms a warm stretch but not how long it will endure.
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Selling Points
After years under Guy Gannett Communications, the Press Herald publishes with a series of new owners.
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Gulf getting into Maine electricity business
Gulf Electricity will compete with Electricity Maine, the Auburn power supplier and FairPoint Energy, a subsidiary of the telephone company.
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Mainers gain on oil-free objective
The amount of heating oil burned in Maine homes has declined to levels not seen since 1984, and the trend is expected to continue.
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Advances offer more potential for wind power in Maine
Turbines can be feasible at lower elevations, an expert says at a summit in South Portland. Critics say that’s a recipe for conflicts.