Avangrid was penalized for incidents involving three of its subsidiaries, including Central Maine Power in January.
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 eyed for project that converts electricity to storable gas
Wind and other renewables produce excess power that could be used in the state’s natural gas pipeline system.
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Gov. Mills orders state agencies to step up Maine’s fight against climate change
The governor announces her executive order at the Blaine House, where solar panels designed to meet 25 percent of the electricity demand at the governor’s residence have been installed.
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Maine oil dealers launch swipe-and-click ordering, intended to disrupt the market
Two companies offering online and app-based oil deliveries aim to mirror the service consumers have come to expect from Amazon and Uber.
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Electricity will get cheaper for most Mainers, but CMP rate hike could cut into savings
Default rates for home and small-business customers will fall 19 percent, from 9 cents per kilowatt hour to 7.3 cents.
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To meet renewable energy goals, Maine must take charge on big battery incentives
A 14-member study group is examining the economic, environmental and energy benefits of storage.
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Energy efficiency remains the improbable dream
Weatherizing Maine’s older home stock is critical to meeting the state’s ambitious goals to cut emissions, but high costs and an insufficient workforce put that reduction out of reach.
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Merger talks spell uncertain future for CMP customers
If a deal between Avangrid and PPL goes through, a small state like Maine could lose even more influence over utility operations under what would be one of the nation’s largest energy companies, analysts say.
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Rep. Golden requests hearing on CMP power line so residents can have their say
Maine’s 2nd District representative is asking the Army Corps of Engineers to open up its process to public input.
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A visual story: Two years on, CMP billing saga still confounds
Here’s where things stand a few months before regulators are expected to make a final decision.