Category Archives: Energy
The Cost of Electricity in NH – TAXES AND OVERHEAD
Sununu says “lots of pieces to the puzzle.” Apparently, he isn’t capable of comprehending when he tells me “not enough transmission lines.” Most of the cost of electricity above 6 cents (at your meter) is the results of meddling by … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Energy, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Bill Fortune, Electric Rates, New Hampshire
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Divest Movement: Oil pipeline opponents try going after the money
Opposition to the Dakota Access oil pipeline has persuaded some banks to stop supporting projects that might harm the environment or tread on indigenous rights, but calling the divest movement a success might be a stretch.It doesn’t appear to be … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, National News
Tagged Banks, Dakota Access Pipeline, Divestment Movement
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Hanover Becomes First New Hampshire Town to Commit to 100% Renewables
The town of Hanover, New Hampshire voted Tuesday night to establish a goal of transitioning to 100 percent clean and renewable energy by 2050. The article approved at Tuesday’s town meeting sets a community-wide goal of transitioning to 100 percent … Continue reading
NH House panel shelves long-term power deal legislation
The House Science, Technology and Energy Committee voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to retain Senate Bill 128, a bill that would have enabled Eversource to purchase power for its New Hampshire customers over Northern Pass transmission lines. The action puts off any … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Legislation, Local NH Politics
Tagged Eversource, Hydro-Quebec, Northern Pass, PUC, SB 128
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Eversource projecting 1.4% increase in electric bills
The state’s largest electric utility filed a price forecast Tuesday anticipating the energy service charge part of the bill will rise 3.8 percent. Spokesman Kaitlyn Woods said customers’ overall bills are predicted to rise 1.4 percent thanks to other lower … Continue reading
Al Gore’s $15 trillion carbon tax
Al Gore wants to reverse modernity and save the world from itself through an elimination of its fossil-fuel-based energy system. During the final week of April, his newly created Energy Transitions Commission released a document setting forth a fool’s-errand pathway … Continue reading
Posted in Democrats, Energy, Environment, National News, National Politics & Policy
Tagged AL Gore, Carbon Tax, Moron
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Northern Pass land purchases questioned
The proposed Northern Pass project paid nearly $100,000 more to acquire a Bethlehem property than a previous buyer did only 13 days before. Grafton County Attorney Lara Saffo highlighted five properties in which a middleman bought properties that were later … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, Local NH Politics
Tagged Bethlehem, Eversource, Northern Pass, Renewable Properties Inc
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Antrim NH Wind project gets go-ahead (again)
The debate over a controversial wind turbine project proposed for Antrim could be headed to the N.H. Supreme Court. But in the meantime, the developer of the project and its proponents are celebrating a victory after a state committee decided … Continue reading
A Different Take on the Syrian Civil War – It’s About Oil and Gas
Me: From October 2015, but well worth a read. It suggests that the war in Syria is all about competing natural gas pipelines and the Geopolitical priorities of Qatar, Sauda Arabia, and Turkey vs. those of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, International News
Tagged Iran, Iraq, Natural Gas, Pipelines, Qatar, Russia, Sauda Arabia, Syria, Turkey
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I Warned NH About a Trap that Just Snapped on CA Homeowners, I Mean Taxpayers
Obama and the Democrats voted to fund these programs at the federal level and incentivized states to do the same, and where there is a trough, there will be pigs. Millions of residential (solar) installs ensued, many right here in … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Energy, Environment, GraniteGrok, National News, National Politics & Policy, Property Rights, taxes
Tagged California, Residential Solar, Scam, taxes
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The New Media Militia 