An unusual mix of opponents, one of them quite secretive, is working at a grass-roots level to block a proposed 145-mile power line through Maine, even though it’s not on any ballot.
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 delays next week’s hearings on CMP’s proposed transmission line project
The complexity, heavy interest and other issues force postponement of the sessions for at least six more weeks.
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An epic voyage covers 310 miles of coastline in 13 hours
The trip, intended to highlight the Maine Island Trail, set a marine record.
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Newspapers praise decision nullifying Trump’s get-tough tariffs on Canadian newsprint
A trade commission finds U.S. newsprint producers were not being hurt by the imports, as the U.S. had maintained, in a decision that could lower costs for U.S. publications.
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Under fire from all sides, CMP losing the power of its word
The utility faces parallel investigations of its response to October’s windstorm, and a looming class-action suit. But its biggest challenge? Regaining customers’ trust.
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From a tiny dam in 1899 to a cog in a multinational corporation: A history of CMP
Like other energy companies, CMP would utlimately be swept up in a surge of acquisitions.
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Under scrutiny for storm response, CMP says it’s beefing up its smart-meter network
October’s storm highlighted weaknesses in the wireless network that critics say the utility company is downplaying.
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Despite subsidy, two wood-fired power plants offline for months
That’s bad for the forest products industry and jobs as Maine’s biomass power sector continues its struggle to become profitable.
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CMP’s parent sees need for hardier grid
But Avangrid’s $2.5 billion plan to bulk up reliability during storms comes at a time of intense scrutiny on costs to ratepayers.
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CMP will give $50 million to help low-income customers in Massachusetts
The Maine-based utility will provide the money over 40 years to help Bay State electricity customers save money on energy.