Author: Bob Backus

Backus: Raising NH’s solar standards would yield many economic benefits

It would lower electric bills, add jobs and expand local investment

Energy strategy update is really a ‘down-date’

The Union Leader has praised the recent update of the 2014 state energy strategy. This update was principally the product of two of Governor Sununu’s staffers, neither of whom had prior expertise in energy policy. Praise for the 2018 strategy…

Energy myths and energy facts

Efficiency is still the easiest way to save money on electricity

Lift the cap on rooftop solar

Putting a limit on net metering means stopping growth of the industry

No Labels? No thanks

The better answer is to end the gridlock by electing a president and a Congress controlled by the same party

Changes to RGGI are penny wise and pound foolish

Saving energy reduces the need to build new power plants and transmission, which always mean higher costs

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Sparking Innovation in International Waters

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Bedford tech company expands with an eye on AI

SilverTech CEO Nick Soggu discusses the promise and risks of AI as his Bedford-based agency acquires Paragon, expanding digital experience services and advancing AI-driven innovation.

Luring medical residents to train, and stay, in New Hampshire

Educational institutions and hospitals are taking steps to help alleviate New Hampshire’s primary care doctor shortage by trying to expand the pipeline of doctors to help replace those who are leaving.

Critical Condition: Are primary care doctors becoming a vanishing breed in New Hampshire?

It’s getting harder for patients to find a doctor as wait times and barriers to access grow

The Latest: Week of September 5, 2025

The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community

Stand Alone Exterior Solar Panel System Installation, Renewable Green Energy Generation Concept.

Keene Housing expands solar energy efforts with new installations in Monadnock Region

The nonprofit and ReVision Energy expand renewable energy portfolio with new solar panels across five properties in the Monadnock Region

Public education for business

NH ranks last in the nation for funding public higher education per capita

Trial and error is a sloppy way to investigate and/or manage

Air India crash theories abound, but the facts have yet to emerge

Q&A with Green Lightning Energy’s Jason Plant & Miles Drum

Nearly two years ago, Jason Plant and Kadin Burns founded Green Lightning Energy in Sanbornton with the goal to make clean energy affordable for everyday homeowners.