@TuxTurkel

I'm a staff writer for the @pressherald in Maine. I focus on energy issues. My email is: [email protected]

Joined May 2012
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Oil-dependent Maine braces for winter of high prices, tight supplies: pressherald.com/2022/10/30/w…

Winter heating forecast: A perfect storm of high prices, tight supply, global chaos

The Russia-Ukraine war, lagging supplies and limited refining are creating havoc in the heating oil market, and Maine is especially vulnerable.

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Imported LNG driving up electric rates for Mainers this winter: pressherald.com/2022/10/16/p…

Pricey, imported natural gas will drive Maine’s electricity habit this winter

While the U.S. exports natural gas at record levels, New England will have to import it, in liquid form. That dependence could cost a typical Maine household an extra $22 a month in electricity.

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Maine heat pump study meant to validate subzero, stand-alone performance: pressherald.com/2022/10/01/p…

Pump it up: Can you keep warm in winter with a heat pump alone?

An Efficiency Maine initiative may be changing minds about the energy-saving devices, after testing their stand-alone performance in subzero temperatures.

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In Maine, natural gas customers are being slammed by volatile global energy markets: pressherald.com/2022/09/27/n…

Summit customers will see bills double as natural gas supply costs more

Tuesday's PUC action is separate from another rate request under consideration and reflects high supply costs for natural gas providers in a volatile global market.

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Summit Natural Gas rate request has Maine customers fuming: pressherald.com/2022/09/20/s…

Summit Natural Gas request for higher rates has some Mainers fuming, questioning

A decade since the company came to the state, enthusiasm for the energy provider has been dampened by high costs and slow service expansion.

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Climate change and customer impacts collide in CMP's rate hike case: pressherald.com/2022/09/18/c…

Effects of climate change underlie CMP rate hike request

Everyone wants a stronger grid. But can beleaguered customers afford it now?

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Maine power line in limbo, as Supreme Court sends case back to lower court: pressherald.com/2022/08/30/s…

Maine Supreme Judicial Court sends CMP corridor case back to lower court

The state's high court ruled Tuesday that a referendum blocking the transmission line would be unconstitutional if a lower court determines the project was already too far along at the time of the...

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Maine's governor not onboard with California EV mandate: pressherald.com/2022/08/29/m…

Maine’s not rushing to follow California’s electric car mandate

Gov. Janet Mills says she is not inclined to mandate a shift to electric vehicles the way California is, and advocates in Maine say that makes sense given challenges such as cost and availability.

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Commercial solar spending could reach $540 million in Maine by 2027, although critics slam subsidies: pressherald.com/2022/08/15/c…

Commercial solar industry on track to spend $540 million in Maine by 2027, study shows

But critics say the conclusions of the report by a renewable energy trade group ignore the potential impact development subsidies will have on electric rates.

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Electric boats poised to make waves on Maine coast pressherald.com/?p=6686459
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Facing high electric rates, Maine cannabis growers seek cheaper ways to light up: pressherald.com/2022/08/07/i…

Maine’s cannabis producers see high costs of lighting up

The industry, pinched by high energy costs and low wholesale prices, seeks out cheaper grow-lamp options.

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New Maine law triggers "non-wires" alternative to transmission line upgrade: pressherald.com/2022/07/06/m…

Maine sees the future of power transmission, and it won’t always include big new lines

Big batteries and efficiency are chosen as an alternative to a new Brunswick-Topsham power line, thanks to a new law that pushes utilities to explore new ways to assure reliability.

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In Maine, sons-powered, solar-electric lawn care is cutting edge: pressherald.com/2022/07/05/s…

Cape Elizabeth twins’ solar-electric lawn care business is cutting edge

How Philip and Dmitri Coupe propelled a zero-emissions lawn care business into sustainability.

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Around growing Portland, a race is on to save the last big open spaces: pressherald.com/2022/07/03/a…

Around growing Portland, a race is on to save large landscapes

Conservation interests are scrambling to preserve the region's last big undeveloped spaces for the residents of tomorrow.

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Buffeted by "electrify everything movement," oil dealers promote a future of renewable liquid fuels: pressherald.com/2022/06/19/n…

New England fuel dealers plot their future in a rapidly electrifying world

As more mandates and incentives are rolled out to fight climate change, a strategy emerges to cast doubt on electrification while talking up renewable liquid fuels.

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In Maine, offshore wind power contract request raises concerns for electric customers: pressherald.com/2022/06/08/r…

Request for offshore wind power contract raises Maine ratepayer concerns

The proposed contract's likely impact on Maine electricity customers is being shielded from public view, for now.

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Maine's largest utility seeks rate hike aimed at reliability, resilience: pressherald.com/2022/05/26/c…

CMP to seek 3-year rate hike that would raise average bill by $10

Gov. Janet Mills staunchly opposes the utility's plan for reliability and grid upgrades, saying, 'I will fight this.'

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How many Maine businesses will take the first steps onto a 100 percent clean-energy pathway? pressherald.com/2022/05/20/s…

Some Maine businesses are starting down a path to 100% renewable power

Twenty companies from Biddeford to Brooklin have joined a new statewide business project called On the Pathway to 100% Clean Energy.

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Maine BEP corridor meeting on hold; DEP staff recommendation rejects most opponent arguments: pressherald.com/2022/05/16/c…

State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting

In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19...

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Maine Supreme Court hears arguments in power corridor case: pressherald.com/2022/05/10/p…

Power corridor developer defends embattled project before Maine’s highest court

The Maine Supreme Judicial Court heard two separate cases Tuesday involving the contested NECEC power line project.

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