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Coverage specific to energy matters.
Rory Gawler always saved money with the solar array system he has at his Lebanon home, but since Liberty Utilities switched its customer service system he’s had bills totaling more than $5,000 without any explanation for how much power he supposedly used.
Gov. Chris Sununu is “enthusiastically” supporting the Twin States Clean Energy Link, a proposed 1,200-megawatt power transmission project which would run hydropower through Vermont and New Hampshire underground in the North Country, to add to the region’s power grid.
potential big win for the state’s electric ratepayers that would enable utilities to enter into long-term power agreements for new and likely mostly renewable projects passed by a unanimous vote by the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee to the House on Monday.
– New Hampshire has a climate change denial problem and is behind its neighbors on renewable energy but there are some bright spots in proposed legislation, said state Rep. Tony Caplan, D-Henniker.
Ratepayers, along with new offshore wind and hydropower, could benefit from a bill, SB 54, that is making its way through the legislature to allow companies to enter long-term contracts.
Berlin’s Burgess BioPower plant could go bankrupt if the state doesn’t agree to forgive about $50 million in debt as part of a 2010 power agreement, a Senate committee was told Tuesday.
Utilities and fossil fuels did well Thursday in the House while renewable energy and preventing climate change did not.
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.
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.