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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NH Fidelity employees returning to Merrimack campus full time

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NHBR About Town: Week of April 24, 2026

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The Latest: Week of April 24, 2026

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North Country Healthcare report listening sessions

North Country Healthcare on Monday, April 13, released a report summarizing feedback from a series of community listening sessions held earlier this year across the region, highlighting widespread concern about access to care, staffing and communication, along with strong support for keeping local hospitals open.

Morrison Hospital Association files for bankruptcy

Morrison Hospital Association, a nonprofit senior care provider in northern New Hampshire, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection April 10, citing mounting debt — including a nearly $23 million federal loan — and lingering financial effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2026 M&A market expectations

After two choppy years for dealmakers, 2026 is starting with a very different tone, one that many business owners have been waiting for. While the past few years brought tariff swings, interest rate volatility and a cautious lending environment, the fundamentals are shifting in a way that increasingly favors sellers, especially those in the lower-middle-market (LMM).

What does ‘business-friendly’ actually mean?

New Hampshire should be a place where businesses have every structural advantage to compete and grow — built on the workforce, infrastructure and policies that make it the best state in the nation to…

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