Category Archives: Energy
Bill that would allow Eversource-Hydro-Quebec deal wins approval
The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would enable Eversource to purchase power for its New Hampshire customers over Northern Pass transmission lines, for the ratepayers’ benefit and at their risk. The Senate passed Senate Bill 128 just days … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Legislation, New Hampshire News
Tagged Eversource, Hydro-Quebec, NHBR, Northern Pass
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Much Ado in NH About Gas Taxes
The state gasoline tax raised $128 million in 2006. Last year, even though lawmakers had raised the state portion by four cents a gallon, it brought in $124.3 million, he said. “Everyone wants more mileage-efficient vehicles,” Boynton said, “but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Gas Taxes, New Hampshire, taxes
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US Dept. of Energy bans ‘Climate Change’ From All Communications
Rick Perry’s Department of Energy is making some changes (too good not to share). A supervisor at the Energy Department’s international climate office told staff this week not to use the phrases “climate change,” “emissions reduction” or “Paris Agreement” in … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, National News
Tagged Climate, Emissions, Energy, Paris, Rick Perry
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This Week Has Seen Major Setbacks For Eversource, Northern Pass.
The month of March hasn’t been good to Northern Pass and its parent company, Eversource. First, there were the conflicting media reports that its Canadian partner, Hydro-Québec (HQ), isn’t paying for any part of the hydroelectric transmission line in New Hampshire. … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Eversource, Hydro-Quebec, NH Journal, Northern Pass, PUC
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Could Oil Prices Remain Stable for Years to Come?
With America’s resurgence of energy infrastructure, oil shocks could be a thing of the past. To sum up, oil prices stand neither to go up or down but remain steady, and that’s a good thing. More reliable petroleum delivery routes … Continue reading
Ask Jeanne Shaheen – Where’s The Oversight?
by Steve MacDonald According to this video (from Obama Isn’t Working.com) Mr. Obama has blown through $16 billion ($16,000,000,000.00) on public equity green energy gambles that have cost jobs and lost our money, much of it to Big Obama donors, … Continue reading
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It’s A Shameless Capitalist Endorsement!
I have invested some time and (renewable) energy arguing against federal subsidies and hand outs to prop up businesses that make environmentalists and their democrat sugar daddies happy. My primary objective with “green” energy projects has not been the business itself or even the goal, but the way in which the state and federal government uses our money to pick winners and losers or to incentivise things. Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Uncategorized
Tagged Adros Energy, Clean Energy, New Hampshire, Small Business, Veteran Owned
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Blog Round Up 1-1-2011
Here are a few posts from the past week to take a peek at… Ancient Chinese Secret In an amusing week for Carol Shea-Porter, in which she almost sounded McCarthyesque in her suspicions of Chinese communist cash infiltrations into … Continue reading
PSNH rates go up–anyone surprised?
Thanks to the government the cost of living and doing business in New Hampshire just went up again. It goes like this. In 2007 the state mandated that by 2025 providers get 25% of the energy they provide from renewable sources (Wood, wind, … Continue reading
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Poked right in the RGGI
Tom Fahey reported in this Sunday’s Union Leader, that Linda Hodgdon, the State’s Administrative Services commissar had floated a trial balloon on the status of the estimated 18 million the PUC could net from its upcoming regional carbon credits auction this year. … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, taxes
Tagged Energy Policy, New Hampshire News, taxes
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The New Media Militia 