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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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Maine fishing interests seek total ban on offshore wind energy
A Republican-backed bill to prohibit all future offshore wind development in the state faces an uphill battle, with Democrats in control.
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PublishedApril 28, 2021
Mills pushes for 10-year ban on offshore wind development in state waters
The moratorium would focus commercial-scale wind power development in federal waters of the Gulf of Maine, where an offshore wind research project is planned.
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PublishedApril 26, 2021
Maine completes first phase of electric vehicle fast-charger network
The installation of new ‘level 3’ charging stations comes at a time when both government and automakers are promoting a transition to electric cars and trucks.
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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Maine contractors fear labor agreement will shut them out of offshore wind work
A pending commitment by wind energy developers to use only union labor has caught some of the state’s top construction firms off guard.
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PublishedApril 19, 2021
Engineering firm opens Maine office to work on solar connections
K&A Engineering Consulting says it hopes to employ 100 workers by year’s end at the company’s new South Portland office.
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PublishedApril 17, 2021
Mills has a chance to fill key energy post as LePage appointee’s PUC term ends
The 6-year term of Bruce Williamson, an economist who was nominated to the Maine Public Utilities Commission by then-Gov. Paul LePage in 2015, ended in March.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Comment period opens for power line referendum question
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows will be accepting public comments regarding the question’s form and content until May 13.
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PublishedApril 11, 2021
How a 2019 Maine law spurred $100 million in solar investment
Lawmakers are reviewing the net energy billing policy, hoping to find the sweet spot that both encourages renewable energy and offers the greatest benefit to electricity customers.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Deal on offshore wind jobs highlights tensions with Maine fishermen
The interests of 2 water-dependent activities are colliding as plans ramp up for a floating wind turbine project in the Gulf of Maine.
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PublishedApril 7, 2021
Contractors, developer promote offshore wind jobs deal for Maine
Trade unions representing 5,000 Maine workers would provide a talent pool to fill skilled positions for an anticipated wave of offshore wind construction.
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