Author: D. Maurice Kreis

The silence of utilities is deafening

Their modest energy-efficiency efforts are simply not good enough

A lame NH rallying cry: ‘We’re number 20!’

Yes, NH has moved up one notch on the energy efficiency scorecard

Rate design: the fun phase of any rate case

How regulators try to reconcile competing policy imperatives

Just another routine day for NH ratepayers

True, the state’s Site Evaluation Committee dropped a bombshell on Feb. 1 by taking a surprise unanimous vote to reject Eversource’s Northern Pass transmission project and then suspending its public deliberations before even reaching all of the issues the SEC…

A Northern Pass ratepayer victory

Anatomy of a deal over the project’s transmission corridor

Truths and tales about electricity

When lawmakers ask, ‘How dire is NH’s energy situation?’ the answer can be bewildering

Mr. Quinlan: tear down this wall

Resting comfortably, in a manila folder in my office, is an intriguing and much-talked-about document. Unfortunately, I cannot show it to you. Entitled “Power Purchase Agreement by and between Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy as Buyer…

It’s ratepayers who pay utilities’ property taxes

Inflated local assessments unjustly drive up energy bills

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NHBR About Town: Week of October 9, 2026

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Manchester property values jump nearly 50%

The value of all property in Manchester increased by almost half — 48% ‑ over the past five years, according to preliminary data released by city officials on Oct. 13 The valuations, compiled due to a citywide revaluation, add up to $23.09 billion. The current value of city properties is $15.56 billion, which was based on assessments made during the city's last revaluation.