Business & Economy
NH Dad Vows 65 Rose Tattoos To Raise $650,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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This is a promise from a man who has no tattoos at all. The slogan for the campaign is, “Make that geezer get those tattoos.”
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The Ghost of Ayn Rand as a Climate Activist?
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Remember the time a famous architect secretly designed a public housing project, and then blew the place up because the complex was not built to his specifications?
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Defund the Police, A Little, To Help Ratepayers
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All of these activities require flaggers who can direct traffic so the utility workers can do their pruning and digging. The objective is to keep the utility workers, and those passing by, as safe as possible.
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Blameworthy Characters: Three Well-Paid Electricity Titans Worth Watching
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As New Hampshire emerges from a long winter of ratepayer discontent, the hunt for blameworthy characters continues. Here are some nominations.
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Warning: A Pillar of Utility Regulation May Be About To Topple
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I’m sorry if that sounds insulting to the many people with whom I am in regular contact at the state’s regulated electric, gas, and water utilities.
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The Public Utilities Commission Goes Rogue
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By signing on to the Zellem Report, the three PUC commissioners have now fatally compromised their impartiality and, I respectfully suggest, must disqualify themselves from ruling on the Triennial Energy Efficiency Plan the utilities are scheduled to file in July.
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.
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‘Tis the Season for Energy Efficiency
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People seem to smile in the face of the habit I have acquired in recent years of proclaiming Chanukah the “Jewish Festival of Energy Efficiency.” But it’s no joke.
Business & Economy
How Utilities Make Profits in NH
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As natural gas and, especially, electric rates have soared in recent months there is widespread concern that utilities, their shareholders, and their executives are profiting handsomely at the expense of struggling ratepayers.