At a moment of big changes in U.S. energy use and policy, with electricity bills pinching consumers and discussions on climate and emissions both high stakes and deeply politicized, New Hampshire’s executive branch has locked in on a vision for one specific path forward.  “What we do best right now looks like nuclear, and I […]

Gov. Kelly Ayotte was absent from a joint letter released on Tuesday by the other five New England governors containing strongly worded opposition to a proposed merger between the utilities NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy. The proposed union would create the largest regulated utility in the world, according to NextEra, and bring New England’s two […]

A path exists for New Hampshire to electrically isolate itself from the rest of New England, according to a study released this month. But such a move, the authors said, would likely come at a significant cost for ratepayers. The July 15 report is the outcome of a monthslong investigation into the feasibility of New […]