Electricity

Before his current job as deputy commissioner for the Department of Energy, Chris Ellms worked in Republican politics. Some advocates have expressed concern about that background and the potential need for him to recuse himself from several cases.

The town of Bow voted to pull out of the coalition, citing increasing costs for customers. In Dover, city officials decided to move some of their main energy accounts off of community power.

Nuclear power faced major opposition in New Hampshire in the 1970s. Half a century later, Ayotte wants to make the state the face of nuclear innovation.

The organization lost $8.4 million between August and January, forcing them to dip into financial reserves. Now, the coalition, the state’s second-largest electricity supplier, has higher rates than New Hampshire’s other utility companies.

The proposal illustrates two new dynamics in New Hampshire’s energy world: the rise of community power and the uncertainty of electricity prices.

The dams in Walpole, Lebanon and Hinsdale were last licensed in 1979.

States aren’t technically members of ISO-New England, the regional grid operator. So leaving would mean instructing utilities and other organizations that own transmission lines to withdraw from the organization themselves.

The legislation would get rid of an independent consumer advocate's office in New Hampshire and roll the duties of that office into the state's Department of Energy.

Heating oil, propane, gasoline, and natural gas could all jump, if tariffs on Canada move forward.

A grant program known as HeatSmart+ is offering $3,300 to residents for electrification. It’s part of efforts to help mitigate climate change.