Energy
House Turns Down Renewable Energy and Climate Change Bills
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Utilities and fossil fuels did well Thursday in the House while renewable energy and preventing climate change did not.
Energy
Sununu Renominates Quinn To Head Safety, Council Voting Policy Change Before Council
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Fifteen million dollars in funding for a new nursing home for Strafford County, $750,00 for a new child care center for Concord, more electric vehicle charging stations for Lancaster and Peterborough, and water projects for a number of communities were approved by the Executive Council Wednesday along with a proposal to change its controversial procedures for voting.
Business & Economy
$40M Contract Will Help 25,000 Rural Homes Get Broadband in N.H.
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Broadband in the rural parts of the state got a gigabyte boost Wednesday as a $40 million contract was approved to help connect and improve connectivity for almost 25,000 homes and businesses.
Energy
Dithering Over Default Energy Service
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Electric consumers are on default service if they do not – as 81 percent of Eversource customers don’t – exercise their right to buy power from a non-utility supplier.
Energy
Eversource Restores 255,000 NH Customers, 1,600 Still Without Power
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Since Sunday, the energy company’s lineworkers and remote system operators have restored power to more than 255,000 customers in the Granite State, including some customers more than once.
Business & Economy
Sponsor: C-PACE Bill Would Allow More Renewable Energy Investment; Opposed by Utility
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Capital investment tools that could help create ways for commercial and multi-family units to be designed or made more efficient and environmentally resilient are being explored in this legislative session.
Business & Economy
Emergency Planning Zone Communities Get Updated Seabrook Station Brochures
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New Hampshire communities within the EPZ include: Brentwood, East Kingston, Exeter, Greenland, Hampton, Hampton Falls, Kensington, Kingston, New Castle, Newfields, Newton, North Hampton, Portsmouth, Rye, Seabrook, South Hampton and Stratham
Education
NH Senate Republicans Focused on Fighting for the Family
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The Republican majority in the New Hampshire Senate is focused on preserving the life and prosperity of “hardworking New Hampshire families” by keeping taxes low and providing services to the neediest.
Energy
Thanks for Saving Christmas, Utility Line Workers
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What a year 2022 has been for the state’s beleaguered electric customers. Rates soared to astronomical levels – and now, you might conclude, our four utilities even managed to ruin Christmas for thousands and thousands of people.