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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PublishedJuly 21, 2020
Bill to replace CMP with public entity faces key vote Friday
A legislative committee is set to decide whether to send the measure, which also would affect Versant Power, to the full Legislature.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2020
Maine’s days as 207 are numbered, because the area code’s ‘exhausted’
The state is running out of usable phone numbers to assign to its beloved area code, forcing regulators to consider adding a second one.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
We’d rather work from home, state workers say
A survey of Maine state employees conducted in May found that only 5 percent wish to return to their workplace full time.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Office doors reopening in Maine, but just a crack
Until there’s a vaccine for COVID-19, the office environment as it existed prior to March is not coming back.
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PublishedJune 30, 2020
MaineHealth commits to solar power for half of its energy needs
The state’s largest health care system has signed deals with 3 solar developers and says it expects to save $1 million a year in electricity costs.
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PublishedJune 21, 2020
Virus contributes to outbreak of consumer debt in Maine
With jobs lost and bills piling up, many Mainers face mounting household debt triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Opponents of net metering threaten Maine’s solar projects, state officials say
Gov. Janet Mills and Maine Public Utilities Commission Chair Phil Bartlett say a group is trying to interfere with a state program that promotes clean energy.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
The Virus Diaries: A mask a day? That just about covers it
As the pandemic nears summer, a Press Herald reporter has become fascinated with the array of face coverings out there.
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PublishedJune 2, 2020
State regulators reject CMP plan for $500,000 virus relief fund for customers
The proposal would have settled a case over the utility issuing misleading winter shutoff warnings to customers with past-due bills.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Highland Green 55-and-older community in Topsham expanding
The project includes a $1.5 million expansion of an existing road to access the new apartments and future neighborhoods.
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