NH has line items in their utility bills to fund programs that support or encourage efficiency improvements by homeowners or commercial users. Stakeholders (Utility companies and interested third parties) support a 175% increase in the rate to fund a three-year 450 million dollar proposed efficiency improvement program budget.
That money would come out of every electric bill each month.
The PUC denied the request, and everyone is taking sides.
In this installment of the Real resistance podcast, I review the problem, the players, and (naturally) offer my suggestion.
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Steve is a long-time New Hampshire resident, an award-winning blogger, and a member of the Board of Directors of The 603 Alliance and the National Heritage Center for Constitutional Studies. He is the owner of Grok Media LLC and the Managing Editor, Executive Editor, assistant editor, Editor, content curator, and more (yes, there's more) at GraniteGrok.com. Steve is also a former board member of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, the Republican Volunteer Coalition, and 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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