Thomas Welch, who served as the PUC’s chair from 1993 to 2005, is widely praised for his long and varied experience.
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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Off we go …
On the site of the former naval air station, the Brunswick Executive Airport – Maine’s newest – opens its runways to civilian traffic, and is poised for air business to soar again
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Are wind firm, Bangor Hydro parent talking joint venture?
The parent company of Bangor Hydro-Electric Co. and Maine’s most active wind power developer are both declining to comment on published reports that the two energy firms are negotiating a possible joint venture in the region, involving 270 megawatts of capacity in the Northeast.
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Portland-area natural gas provider upgrading supply lines
Unitil will spend $60 million over 14 years to modernize 100 miles of pipeline in Greater Portland.
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Gas line upgrade project starting in Old Port in April
The cost to ratepayers has yet to be determined; it will be the subject of a rate case at the PUC later this year.
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THE RENEWABLE ARGUMENT
By classifying trash as a renewable resource, waste-to-energy plants could earn more for the power they produce – but at whose expense?
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Report says wind power has given jobs boost
Three major wind energy projects have involved more than 300 Maine vendors and contractors.
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Report: Wind projects generate $223M in spending
Maine Wind Day comes as the industry is trying to assert the value of commercial wind energy in the face of growing criticism.
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Container ship service to resume in Portland
Starting in the spring, the city will be part of a network that links ports along the Atlantic coast.
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Weekly container ship service coming to Portland
Portland would be on the first leg of a new venture connecting Boston and Halifax, Nova Scotia, and eventually the entire East Coast.