Pushback on adopting new building energy codes in NH highlights climate, affordability tensions
New Hampshire is poised to update its building codes, the laws meant to keep homes and commercial buildings safe and comfortable
Energy and Environment
Cyanobacteria blooms spotted on Lake Winnipesaukee
Cyanobacteria blooms, a kind of blue-green algae that can be toxic to humans and pets, have been reported on parts of Lake Winnipesaukee.
Eversource seeks large increase in electric rate
Eversource customers will be seeing large increases in their electric bill this year, although exactly how much is hard to say at the moment.
CLF and Riverfront Landing to file brief for appeal in asphalt plant case to Supreme Court
There has been widespread opposition toward the asphalt plant throughout the community in Nashua, with many having spoken out at public hearings, including members of CLF
NH broadband expansion coming to ‘bridge gaps’ to internet access
Digital Equity Plan and Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program will cover broadband expansion, transportation, climate/energy needs
NH asks US Supreme Court to block lawsuits against fossil fuel companies
May 22 request targets five states that are pursuing climate change-related damages from oil majors in state courts
Lawsuit seeks to stop two commercial logging projects in WMNF
The Peabody West project would reconstruct about nine miles of existing system and non-system roads and expand a permanent wildlife opening to 19 acres
Forecasting the future is hard — and it’s harder in the energy transition
The folks who run New England’s power grid think New Hampshire is going to see big changes in the creation and the use of electricity over the next decade, with a ton of new solar panels feeding a ton of new heat pumps and roughly 200,000 more electric vehicles.
(Ask the Experts) What to know when investing in solar energy
Our panel discusses what solar project options are out there, and how to take advantage of available incentives for energy system upgrades and solar power.
Some key contracting issues for solar installations
If you are considering a solar energy project for your home or business, it’s probably because you want to generate your own electric power, secure electricity price predictability, lower your environmental impact, or take advantage of financial incentives that have never been better.
