CONCORD — Without passage of Senate Bill 271, the Burgess BioPower biomass plant in Berlin would be forced to close, company officials told members of the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee on April 12.
Many people testified about the plant’s importance to the North Country. But others argued the plant is being subsidized by the state’s ratepayers, who have been paying $2-$3 per month on their electric bills to cover the above-market rates paid for its power.
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