Tag Archives: Eversource
Eversource seeks to conceal Berlin biomass plant fiscal info
Eversource is asking the state’s Public Utilities Commission not to disclose an estimate of when consumers will have paid $100 million extra for the electricity the company buys from the Burgess BioPower plant in Berlin. The information would provide a … Continue reading
Court Sides With NH Towns Over Utilities in Tax Dispute
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled against two utilities seeking to reduce their property taxes in dozens of towns across the state. Eversource and the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative sought tax abatements from a total … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Property Rights, taxes
Tagged Eversource, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Property tax
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State Using PUC and Eversource to Prop up The North Country
New Hampshire Business review has an enlightening–though not surprising–article today about how a PUC-approved contract from 2011 requires Eversource customers to prop up the NH timber industry and the Berlin Biomass Plant. More… | GraniteGrok
Posted in Economy/Economics, Energy, Environment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Berlin, Biomass, Electricity, Eversource, PSNH, PUC
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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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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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PUC will not reconsider Eversource deal for buying a portion of Northern Pass’s power
Eversource has lost its bid to have the Public Utilities Commission to reconsider its decision to reject a proposed power purchase agreement that would have allowed Eversource to buy some of Northern Pass’s power and offer it at a lower-than-market … Continue reading
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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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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