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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PublishedSeptember 21, 2016
Ad touting oil heat over natural gas is misleading, Maine official says
A senior planner with the Governor’s Energy Office says the ad makes the ‘assumption that oil prices won’t change. And everyone knows that’s not true.’
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2016
New wind project owner arrives amid fight over proposed site in Moosehead region
NRG Energy is likely to take control of the site in the Moosehead Lake area from bankrupt SunEdison, even though the project needs permits and a power-purchase contract.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2016
Maine PUC proposing to phase out incentives for home solar panels
Current owners would retain the benefits for 15 years, while new owners would see theirs phased out over 10 years.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2016
Misstep turns good news into bad for Summit Natural Gas
The natural gas company takes flak from customers when it misses a chance to tout its lowest price in three years for the upcoming winter.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2016
Maine utility commissioners grappling with net metering
After a contentious legislative debate, the PUC confronts who should pay and who should benefit from rooftop solar.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2016
Politics overshadow solar’s potential in Maine
While Massachusetts invests in large commercial-scale solar projects, Maine’s view stops at the roofline.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2016
Spectra Energy to stick with natural gas pipeline expansion despite setbacks
The Access Northeast project will continue because doing nothing is not an option for New England’s energy future, the company says.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Massachusetts ruling threatens New England pipeline project
The decision against having electricity ratepayers subsidize the expansion of a natural gas pipeline is a victory for the region’s environmental groups.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2016
Expect your electric bill to go up for the next few years
Consumers may see hefty increases in their power bills as generators win huge gains to guarantee they can meet the demand for electricity.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2016
Power plants, happy with high electric rates, fight natural gas expansion
Quietly, generators try to kill a pipeline plan that proponents say would save Mainers millions.
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