Creating a state Department of Energy is a great idea, and not just for the reasons Bob Backus pursued it so quixotically.
Business & Economy
Meet the Monopoly Smashers of the ‘Local Government Coalition’
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Ever so quietly, a battle for the soul of New Hampshire’s electricity grid is raging.
Featured in Category
Utility Regulation Gone Awry: A Crash Course
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Power to the People is a column by D. Maurice Kreis, New Hampshire’s Consumer Advocate. Kreis and his staff of four represent the interests of residential utility customers before the NH Public Utilities Commission and elsewhere.
drought
Well Owners, Help May Be on The Way
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According to Tom O’Donovan, director of the state Department of Environmental Services’ Water Division, “About half of the state lives on residential wells and that means we have residential wells going dry. And we are seeing that.”
Energy
Senate Republicans Preserve Sununu’s Vetoes
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Republicans were able to preserve Gov. Chris Sununu’s vetoes on all bills that came before the New Hampshire Senate on Wednesday.
Energy
Granite Bridge 2.0: Progress, at Last, on Natural Gas
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That’s why I was so pleased to learn that Liberty Utilities has scrapped its $400 million-plus Granite Bridge project with a new edition that is better and cheaper.
COVID-19
Low-Income Residents May Be Last To Lose Power
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CONCORD — The state’s electric utilities have a conceptual agreement not to disconnect low-income customers unable to pay their bills until next spring.
Energy
NH Utility Regulators Grant Hearing on Halting Service
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Utility consumers at risk of having their service disconnected for non-payment will have an opportunity to voice their concerns about ending the moratorium July 15.
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Consumer Advocate Seeks Emergency Rules On Utility Disconnections
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The state Consumer Advocate wants state regulators to produce emergency rules on utility disconnections for customers failing to pay their bills.
Energy
Eversource Slams the Virtual Door
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Oh, and did I mention operating costs? Here’s just a snippet. Eversource wants you to pay for millions and millions of bonuses paid to retiring executives.