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 22, 2020
Fuel oil prices flirt with 16-year low in Maine as the heating season approaches
The average, statewide cash price for heating oil earlier this week was $1.89 a gallon, down 31% from January.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Mills joins push for region’s electric grid operations to reflect state climate goals
Five New England governors are asking the region’s grid operator, ISO-New England, to speed its transition to renewable energy.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Electricity Maine lawsuit approaches settlement, but state probe continues
The lawsuit mirrors allegations by the state’s public advocate, that the company used deceptive marketing practices to attract residential customers.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Lack of support stalls Maine lawmaker’s push for consumer-owned power
A bill to replace privately owned electric utilities with a power authority run by an elected board was neutered at the last minute by its sponsor, Democratic Rep. Seth Berry. But Berry and other advocates aren’t giving up.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Incentive program launched to swap out old wood stoves in Cumberland County
The American Lung Association is offering a voucher worth $1,000 to those who replace their high-polluting wood stove with a cleaner-burning one.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Maine gets $2 million to help advance offshore wind power
Maine’s U.S. senators said the funding will help open the door to a new source of clean energy and create good-paying jobs.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Maine’s first multitown solar project nears completion
The 4-megawatt project will provide power to municipal buildings in Topsham, Rangeley, Dover-Foxcroft, Rockland, Vassalboro and the Vassalboro Community School.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Backers of consumer-owned power utility move to put question on Maine ballot
Supporters of replacing Maine’s investor-owned electric companies with an elected power authority filed a request with the Secretary of State’s Office on Sept. 18.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Maine businesses host online forums on climate change action
The next session, on confronting climate change in Maine’s natural resource sectors, will take place Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
Solar wins big in project selection to advance Maine’s clean energy goals
The Maine Public Utilities Commission approved contracts Tuesday for 17 renewable power projects as part of the state’s effort to reduce fossil fuel consumption and advance climate goals.
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