The company says in a rate case that it’s trying to cover its service costs, but critics say a higher charge would crush renewable-power investment.
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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Maine family in fuel business born to deliver
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Propane imports may help ease regional shortage that is driving up prices
But Maine’s lack of storage and heavy rail dependence is playing havoc with supply.
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Maine wind project could create 340 jobs, $120 million in investment
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