Central Maine Power Co.’s $1.4 billion transmission system upgrade isn’t designed to handle the power that can be made available at times from new and existing alternative energy plants in northern and eastern Maine, federal utility regulators and the region’s grid operator have determined.
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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Finger-pointing, second-guessing … and possibly a solution
The conclusion by New England’s grid operator that Central Maine Power Co.’s new transmission system limits the power transfer of nine renewable energy projects has set off a round of finger-pointing and second-guessing among those affected by the situation.
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Shortcoming leads to pointing fingers, possible fix
The conclusion by New England’s grid operator that Central Maine Power Co.’s new transmission system limits the power transfer of nine renewable energy projects has set off a round of finger-pointing and second-guessing among those affected by the situation.
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Alternative energy projects at risk
Central Maine Power Co.’s $1.4 billion transmission system upgrade isn’t designed to handle the power that can be made available at times from new and existing alternative energy plants in northern and eastern Maine, federal utility regulators and the region’s grid operator have determined.
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Shriner death due to faulty cart
The go-cart accident that killed a Shriner last fall at the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Parade apparently was caused by a mechanical failure with the cart, according to a just-completed police report.
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Police say cart failure caused Shriner’s death
The go-cart accident that killed a Shriner last fall at the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Parade apparently was caused by a mechanical failure with the cart, according to a just-completed police report.
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Portland losing container cargo service again
The Maine Port Authority also appears to have lost $200,000 it loaned the cargo line operator, a month before service was suspended.
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Waste management remains Earth Day issue
Getting rid of Maine’s garbage was easy in 1970, when the first Earth Day was celebrated. Trash was shoved into piles at the town dump and set afire.
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Waste-to-energy industry at crossroads in Maine, US
Getting rid of Maine’s garbage was easy in 1970, when the first Earth Day was celebrated. Trash was shoved into piles at the town dump and set afire.
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Plenty to smile about: Photo op and a sweet $500
Dozens of Maine babies – and their parents – attended today’s “Future Faces of Maine” casting call, where they got a free professional photograph, $500 set aside for their higher education and, just maybe, a chance to be in a television commercial.