Today, CLF is announcing its participation in a historic settlement agreement that will, at long last, put New Hampshire on a path to a fully competitive electric market and an energy future focused on clean, innovative, and affordable resources. Under the agreement, Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH, now known by the same name…
Jun 10
2015
2015
Aug 12
2014
2014
Setting the Table for Clean Energy Progress in the Granite State
Without much fanfare, New Hampshire lawmakers took important steps in 2014 toward clean energy progress. This spring, the legislature completed what is arguably the most successful session for energy issues in many years with a series of significant bills each addressing different parts of the clean energy puzzle: a pathway to ending the state’s inexcusable…
Jun 6
2014
2014
New Hampshire’s Biggest Clean Energy Opportunity: PSNH Divestiture Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
Just a year ago, the headline would have been hard to imagine in a New Hampshire newspaper. Yesterday’s Concord Monitor reported, “House, Senate Approve PSNH Divestiture Bill.” The state is now on a path that will likely lead to the sale of power plants owned by Public Service Company of New Hampshire, New Hampshire’s largest…
Jun 4
2014
2014
Stronger Energy Efficiency Policy Moves Forward in Concord
Today, our cleanest and cheapest energy resource—energy efficiency—got a big boost in the Granite State. The New Hampshire House and Senate voted to send two important energy efficiency bills, profiled on this blog last month, to Governor Hassan’s desk for final approval. The passage of House Bills 532 and 1129 signals a greater focus on…
Sep 25
2013
2013
A False Choice: Northern Pass Isn’t the Only Option
As New England considers its energy future, some have heard the sales pitch for the Northern Pass project and have uncritically accepted the hype—lower carbon emissions, reliable power, and energy savings. This week at a series of federal public meetings (continuing tonight in Whitefield and concluding tomorrow night in Colebrook), many Granite Staters are telling…
Nov 15
2012
2012
Getting Desperate: Northeast Utilities CEO Falsely Claims Wide Support for Northern Pass
This week, the developer of the Northern Pass transmission project, Northeast Utilities (NU), sunk to a new low. In a presentation at a utility industry conference, NU CEO Tom May stated that: “[T]his project has the support of every environmental group in New England basically.” This is unequivocally untrue. In fact, CLF is not aware…