Customers who buy energy through Eversource should expect to see lower energy prices by Eversource buying power at a lower price in the wholesale electric market, Eversource said last October when the deals were announced. An affiliate of Hull Street Energy now owns the hydroelectric stations: Amoskeag Hydro in Manchester, Ayers Island Hydro in Bristol, Canaan Hydro in West Stewartstown, Eastman Falls Hydro in Franklin, Garvins Falls Hydro in Bow, Gorham Hydro in Gorham, Hooksett Hydro in Hooksett, Jackman Hydro in Hillsborough and Smith Hydro in Berlin.
Both sales were auctions approved by the state Public Utilities Commission. “With this final sale, we are honoring the commitments made to employees and communities where the facilities are located, and we will maintain close communication with the towns to ensure a smooth transition,” Quinlan said.
Under the sale agreements, the new owners must keep the plants in service for at least 18 months, and
Data Point – “US Consumer Confidence rises to 18 year high”
Americans’ consumer confidence rose in August to the highest level in nearly 18 years as their assessment of current conditions improved further and their expectations about the future rebounded. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its consumer confidence index rose to 133.4 in August, up from a reading 127.9 in July. It was the highest reading … Read more
Tales from the BudComm – Another Budcomm Member’s Memories of Dealing with their School Board. It ain’t pretty
…from Steve’s ‘New Hampshire Needs an Income Tax” as it is SO true in my dealings with them and the same thing appears to be the same State wide. It’s almost, like, well, er…they’ve formed a group and they all collude together to screw the taxpayers (oh WAIT, there IS such a group!):
I served on my town’s Budget Committee for several years, and a couple of years as Chairman. While we struggled with individual departments in the town over their practices and requests, the town itself — even under some bad leadership — was still pretty even keeled, budget wise. But the struggles we had with the town were nothing compared to the annual struggle with the school district.
China Hacked All of Hillary’s Emails in Real Time. I Wonder if They’ll Share?
A Chinese company operating in the United States had unlimited access to Hillary Clinton’s illegal email server and obtained copies of almost every email sent.
A Chinese-owned company operating in the Washington, D.C., area hacked Hillary Clinton’s private server throughout her term as secretary of state and obtained nearly all her emails, two sources briefed on the matter told The Daily Caller News Foundation.
Wait. It gets better, or maybe I mean worse.
Data Point – > 98% Of Mass Shootings Have Occurred Within Gun-Free Zones According To FBI Stats
After the Ft. Lauderdale shooting that took place in early 2017, the CPRC noted that from the 1950’s through July 10th of 2016, 98.4 percent of mass shootings as defined by the FBI have occurred on gun-free zones, with just 1.6 percent occurring where citizens are allowed to have firearms with them. Soak that in. … Read more
A TWO-FER! Really wanna see an eco-gun grabber’s face when they see this!
Shanum punum! They hate plastic straws and they hate anything to do guns – ban! ban! ban! This should give them the heebie-jeebies! (H/T: Michelle)
‘New Hampshire (does not) Need an Income Tax.’
A reader took issue with a recent post featuring a CATO report that ranked New Hampshire number 2 for Personal and Economic Freedom.
Maybe the Cato should ask these people for some help with their numbers www.statedatalab.org. I am a NH resident. NH has high property taxes along with high vehicle registration and electricity all of these are quality of life bills.
Jane Cormier’s New 4 x 8 Campaign Signs Popping Up Around the District
A week ago I reported on how Jane Cormier’s campaign signs were being systematically stolen or destroyed. The Union Leader even did a story on it after that (I take no credit). Well, we ran a little money bomb and raised enough money to replace them, and that picture you see is what they were replaced with … Read more
The ACLU Defends the NRA from Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The State of New York and Governor Andrew Cuomo are engaged in a campaign to encourage banks and insurance companies to divest themselves of any dealings with the National Rifle Association (NRA). Bereft of insurance or financial tools, it would become difficult if not impossible for the organization to operate.
The NRA has taken the State of New York to Court and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has written a brief in their defense on first amendment grounds.
Berlin NH Mayor Names Victim of Woodburn Domestic Violence – It’s Not Who You Think
“This is disgraceful what’s happening,” Grenier said. “It was sealed at the request of the so-called victim and the real victim here is Sen. Woodburn.” – Democrat Paul Grenier: Mayor, Berlin NH
Typically, when the professional Left is after a name, a donor or donor list, for example, it’s so they can intimidate them, pillory them, and (in extreme cases) drive them from their jobs and homes. Destroy them publicly, professionally, all over what amounts to a talking point, a narrative, political power.
Keep that in mind as we explore efforts (one more time) by North Country Democrats and media allies to unmask and openly report the name of a woman whose ‘crime’ is being the victim of domestic abuse. A woman whom some Democrats appear intent on destroying because she stands between them and the election of her accused abuser.
The Ignorance and Delusion of the ‘Gun Control Now’ Crowd
Yesterday in Jacksonville, a 24-year-old Baltimore man decided to murder multiple people during a video-game tournament. Within minutes of the murders being announced, the “Gun Control Now” crowd was demanding more gun control without knowing a single fact about the murderer. Once again, they were dipping their hands in the blood of victims in order to push their agenda.
The New Hampshire Union Leader Endorses Steve Negron in CD-2
New Hampshire’s largest newspaper, the New Hampshire Union Leader, has endorsed Rep. Steve Negron in the Congressional District 2 Republican Primary.
The first-term representative from Nashua is relentlessly cheery, his friendliness and optimism a welcome antidote to the anger and frustration permeating modern politics. Negron is bringing a positive, confident conservative message to the race for Congress in New Hampshire’s Second District. The theme of his campaign is “Restore American Confidence,” and he has earned our endorsement.
Bob Burns: CD-2 Paper Maché Second Amendment Candidate
Paper Maché. Most of us did Paper Maché when we were in grade school. We blew up balloons, dipped strips of Newspaper into wheat paste and stuck them to the balloon to create some figure…a Pinata, perhaps, that we filled with Candy and later destroyed. People do creative things with Paper Maché. I once made a Dala Horse when I was about 12.
Paper Maché is great stuff for arts and crafts, but frankly it sucks for making anything else useful in life. Paper Mache is fun. Thats all. And Paper Maché candidates look great, sound great, and are fun, but frankly they are useless.
When not running for office, you won’t find a Second Amendment Paper mache candidate within miles of anything guns or Second Amendment.
Free Speech on Campus In Our Lifetime? Not If They Can Help It.
I stumbled across an article by Fred Lucas titled, “Supreme Court decisions could curb campus censorship.”
Lucas shares some insights into recent court decisions that might reach their tendrils into the collection and use of student activity fees and the relationship between those expenditures and viewpoint discrimination. Fingers crossed but every path leading to that goal will require a grueling uphill battle.
A reference Lucas includes to remarks in an American Association of University Professor report tells us why.
GrokMeetup – a fun time at the first event
I didn’t know what to expect – would people show up? Would there just be a lot of awkward silence? Would the venue at the Area 23 Pub in Concord be too loud, rendering the event moot? Yup – they did, nope – hey it’s part of the blogging community here in NH , and nope – … Read more
Conversation with ‘Grok – Jay Lucas and “American Sunshine” – Part 2
Continuing on with my conversation with Jay Lucas on his new book, “American Sunshine: Rays of Hope and Opportunity”, here is Part 2: Previous video: Part 1 – Conversation with ‘Grok – Jay Lucas and “American Sunshine”
I’ll never cancel MY Professorial office hours for such a scaredycat reason
Given that my second go round at being an adjunct Professor starts tomorrow, my interest was piqued when I saw this over at Instapundit (full story from The College Fix after the jump):
HIGHER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: My professor canceled office hours because KU allows concealed carry, says he ‘no longer feels safe.’
What a wuss – and a failure on the part of a College Professor that is supposed to base themselves on known facts and not on emotions and “feelz”. The fact is that someone who has a CCW (State paperwork allowing concealed carry) is FAR more law-abiding than police.
Who Will Be The Next Mollie Tibbetts?
I posted what I like to call “bait” on the Grok Facebook page. It was two meme’s someone made making a point or two about the tragic murder of Iowa girl-next-door Mollie Tibbetts at the hands of an illegal alien. The tender-footed progressive-leaning morally-mother superiors can never contain themselves.
The gist of at least one objection is that GraniteGrok is standing on the shoulders of a dead girl.
I don’t think so. We’re standing quite squarely on the failed priorities of Democrats.
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Legalize Failure
Police in Wilmette, Illinois recently considered charges against a mother for letting her 8-year-old daughter walk the family dog around the block unsupervised. Predictably, a lot of people are reacting with incredulity. ‘How can something like this even happen?’ they want to know.
It’s very simple. It happens because we’ve made failure illegal.