CONCORD — The House and Senate agreed Thursday to override the governor’s veto of a bill to save the state’s six biomass plants. Meanwhile, the House refused to override the governor’s veto of a bill to raise the net metering cap.
SB 365, which has been championed by state Sen. Jeb Bradley (R-Wolfeboro), would provide a three-year subsidy to six biomass plants in New Hampshire. One — Pinetree Power — is in Tamworth, and provides 25 jobs and tax revenue to the town and state.
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