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Power plant owners in New Hampshire and around New England are enjoying a generous windfall these days.

And they will be for the next two years.

They’re being paid under a plan worked out by the six New England states and the company that oversees the region's electric grid, I-S-O New England.

The money is coming from ratepayers.

And it's aimed at guaranteeing the region has enough electricity leading up to 2010.

New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more.