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By DAVID BROOKS

In a possible blow to Northern Pass, another utility giant wants to build a power line carrying Quebec electricity through New Hampshire – but this one would involve little of the right-of-way construction that has generated so much controversy for...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A proposed combined solar development in Bow would have nearly twice the capacity as the largest array in the state.Currently, Manchester’s 3.3-megawatt capacity installation on a former landfill is the state’s largest single development. Bow’s...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

As rising energy costs and environmental concerns continue to gain attention, energy committees in many towns are pushing for residents to shift towards renewable technology and eco-friendly homes.The NH Home Energy Expo, an annual event typically...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

A residential school in Manchester serving some of the state’s most vulnerable youth is reaping the benefits of free-of-charge energy efficiency upgrades, in more ways than one. A partnership between Easterseals’ Gammon Academy and two of the state’s...

By HADLEY BARNDOLLAR

Ted Stiles asks people a trick question: “What is the greenest energy?”Wind or solar power, people enthusiastically proclaim. Maybe someone throws out hydropower. But the true answer, Stiles contends, is “the energy you’re not using at all.” An energy...

By ETHAN DEWITT

In 2021, New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission sent the state’s energy utilities into turmoil: It approved a plan to slash funding for the “NHSaves” energy efficiency program down to 2017 levels, sparking an outcry and legal challenges from the...

By AMANDA GOKEE

In the 30 years Greg Berger has been farming, he’s seen the slow creep of climate change, as the frost that used to come in September now arrives in October. Rains have grown stronger and more erratic. Once infrequent, drought has become a persistent...

By AMANDA GOKEE 

The city of Berlin won a $19 million federal grant to use waste heat from biomass plant Burgess BioPower to keep its streets and sidewalks clear of snow in the winter.Installing the heat system will also allow the city to replace around two miles of...