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 7, 2013
Lack of maintenance the most common cause of heating oil, kerosene spills
Heating oil or kerosene spills are an unfortunate, but common occurrence and is most often attributed to lack of maintenance.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2013
Home heating oil leaks, spills damaging and costly during winter months
Despite improvements to home heating technology, heating oils spills are still prevalent in Maine during the winter due to leaking or unsafe tanks.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013
UMaine keeps wind project details secret
The university’s proposal for an offshore installation is not available to the public, which surprises critics.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
FairPoint to extend broadband to 44 Maine towns
The work will span three years with about a third of the communities coming online each year, FairPoint said.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2013
Electricity Maine must detail rates
The power company agrees to send letters informing some of its customers of higher-than-expected charges.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2013
Inadequate transmission lines keeping some Maine wind power off the grid
Ratepayers will likely bear the cost of future upgrades to fix the problem, which could get worse.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2013
Heat drives up power use
Central Maine Power is asking customers to cut back on electricity use, while Mainers try to find ways to beat the heat.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2013
As heat rises in Maine, a call to crank power down
Mainers are asked to conserve as energy use nears a record during a hot week, and as air conditioners get scarce in stores.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2013
Choosing the right bulb has never been so complicated
Let us shed some light on the matter.
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PublishedJune 24, 2013
Maine Senate must decide crucial energy questions
Is it worth risking hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign investment to help the University of Maine? Gov. LePage says yes.
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