Why Are NH Republicans Voting to Make Electricity More Expensive?

Government WasteNew Hampshire Senate Bill 129 will make New Hampshire’s already high electric rates higher. So why are a majority of Republicans in the State House and State Senate supporting this bill? Your guess is as good as mine.

I get why Democrats support it. It uses government force and taxpayer dollars to prop up expensive and inefficient renewable energy. It takes money from residents and job creators and gives it to bureaucrats so they can create fewer jobs that cost more and deliver less.

It raises subsidies for biomass, a shill to the timber lobby and the North Country. It provides subsidies for residential solar installations. So it uses your tax dollars to make your electricity cost more, and your employer’s electricity cost more.

What the hell are Republicans doing backing this sort of redistributive green energy crap?

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  • Steve MacDonald

    Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, complaint department, Op-ed editor, gatekeeper (most likely to miss typos because he has no editor), and contributor at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, The Republican Volunteer Coalition, has worked for or with many state and local campaigns and grassroots groups, and is a past contributor to the Franklin Center for Public Policy.

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