The national spotlight has fallen on New England’s energy crisis. James Conca’s article for Forbes magazine: “Pipeline And Nuclear Shortages Send New England’s Utility Bills Soaring,” supports the position we have taken for several years concerning New England’s energy future: New England needs to diversify its energy portfolio and carefully consider alternative energy sources such as …
There are many benefits to working in New Hampshire, such as no sales tax or income tax, but a major disincentive to potential New Hampshire entrepreneurs is the rising cost of electricity. The problem is simple – the energy supply is not enough to meet the energy demand, and this is prohibiting business development. Profit …
Last winter, the price of energy rose to record heights in New Hampshire and the surrounding New England region. Fear of even higher energy prices this coming winter were confirmed when National Grid announced that they would be raising their electricity rates by 37 percent. This rate increase, which could affect some households in New England …
The Northern Pass has become a contentious issue in New Hampshire in the last few years. The future of New Hampshire will be greatly affected by what decision is made. We have suffered greatly in what Mayor Paul Grenier of Berlin in Coos County has called, “this last devastating decade.” In that time, many or …
Members of IBEW Local 104 demonstrated their support for the Northern Pass transmission project at a recent energy conference and got their message heard by at least one key figure in the contentious topic: New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan. The rally took place at the 38th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers …
New Hampshire’s legislative session wrapped up in mid-June, and Local 104’s hard work advocating for responsible energy policies paid off in a big way. Thanks to Local 104 members’ tireless lobbying, testimony, and even demonstrating in front of the New Hampshire State House in sub-zero temperatures, we were able to defeat five major job-killing bills …
A recent Senate vote killed proposed legislation that would favor developers of private electric transmission projects who were willing to bury power lines along public rights of way. The move was deemed a significant loss for the groups and assorted individuals that oppose the Northern Pass project. Northern Pass is a privately-funded $1.4 billion project …
William J. Quinlan, the president and chief operating office of Public Service of New Hampshire, recently met with the editorial board of the Keene Sentinel to discuss the energy needs of the entire New England area and the Northern Pass project. Quinlan provided much of the same information that has been used to slowly grow …