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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PublishedOctober 17, 2017
Electric-car drivers, you can charge it at L.L. Bean in the near future
The retailer in Freeport will soon open Maine’s largest plug-in station to show leadership and promote sustainable practices, and other businesses may take notice.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2017
Backers of biomass project say they are paying bills, back taxes and ‘not going anywhere’
Entrepreneurs Kimberly and Fahim Samaha say they have invested $17 million of their own money into a project to revive two Maine biomass plants and build an adjacent shrimp farm.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2017
Vision for turnaround of wood-fired plant in West Enfield takes a hit
An investor rescinds its request for the state to guarantee a loan so the facility’s owner could try to turn wasted heat into profits, as Gov. LePage prepares to promote Maine’s biomass potential at a conference.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2017
More Maine companies explore car-charging stations for employee use
As more people drive electric vehicles, a charging station at work can attract or retain employees.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2017
State-backed loans pending for troubled company’s shrimp farms
Stored Solar wants to build the nation’s first shrimp farm at a biomass plant, but owes money and has had trouble launching other initiatives.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2017
LePage wants to develop a new gas pipeline from Quebec
The governor says a new gas line could lower prices in Maine, but it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars and some people at a conference in Falmouth say the idea is unrealistic.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2017
LePage nominates Sappi mill manager for seat on Maine PUC
The governor apparently believes Randall Davis will be in line with his priorities of lowering power costs and opposing most renewable energy incentives.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Despite setbacks and questions, a company pursues new multimillion-dollar markets for Maine wood
Maine Woods Biomass Exports is shipping hemlock to China, hoping an undervalued species can create opportunities for Maine’s hard-pressed forest products industry.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2017
Soaring Maine gas prices, up 32 cents in a week, alert attorney general to prospect of price gouging
Supplies tighten in New England and a new storm may add to the run-up in cost.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2017
Stung by setbacks, wood suppliers seek new markets and products to survive
Maine’s loggers, truckers and sawyers and others scramble to stay afloat while attempts to support them falter.
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