I just noticed a press release in The Nashua Independent announcing an “electric bill town hall.” I had never heard of an electric bill town hall. A few things about it caught my attention, one of them being the number 350, the beloved climate change cult of the late Gwen Whitbeck (1949-2023) and her husband, Doug.
350 was certainly “their thing” before Gwen’s medical issues put a damper on their availability. 350 is partnered with “Rights & Democracy.” Anytime people and organizations of the left use the word DEMOCRACY, the red flag is up, no pun intended, even though it’s likely that 100% of them are Red Flaggers just like Meuse and Altschiller.
Advertising and marketing experts regularly say that including pictures always grabs more attention than unillustrated messages, and the electric bill town hall was no exception, at least for me, as the panelists’ group collage included Ms. Melanie Levesque. More on the composition of that panel in a moment, but let’s first look at the words of the message below:
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Rights & Democracy NH and 350 NH will host an “Electric Bill Town Hall: Power Shouldn’t Cost an Arm and a Leg” on Wednesday, October 14, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Manchester City Library Auditorium.
The town hall will help community members understand how New Hampshire’s Executive Council and Public Utilities Commission (PUC) influence utility rates and energy affordability. Panelists will discuss issues affecting household energy costs and answer questions from attendees.
Topics will include:
– Eversource profits and affordability
– Recent electric rate increases and protecting ratepayers
– Data center electricity costs and keeping them off household bills
– Fuel assistance and heating oil costs
– Using the Renewable Energy Fund to reduce heating costs
– Oversight of Department of Energy funding and projects
Confirmed panelists are Cinde Warmington, Karen Liot Hill, Luz Bay, Melanie Levesque, and Lisa Marie Sheldon. The program will include an overview of the Executive Council and PUC, panel introductions, a moderated discussion, and audience Q&A. Attendees will also have time to connect with candidates and visit their tables.
Event details
“Electric Bill Town Hall: Power Shouldn’t Cost an Arm and a Leg”
When:Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Where: Manchester City Library Auditorium, Manchester, New Hampshire
Rights & Democracy NH and 350 NH invite community members to attend, learn more about decisions that affect their electric bills, and bring questions for the panel.
Councilor Warmington is running for governor, so I see why it makes strategic sense for her to participate, but there are FIVE seats on the executive council and only FOUR confirmed panelists. That’s one fewer candidate than seats, and that means 1/5 of NH’s population has no candidate participating. Not only that, but the event is in MANCHESTER, a blue city and our biggest city. Why would the Dems’ upper management let their Manchester candidate (Jim O’Connell of MANCHESTER) sit this one out? The quick and easy answer is that Dems are stupid, but what else?
One theory is that they really hate men just as much as they hate women. We already know they vocally reject women’s sports and safe spaces bills. They are also hypocrites, and maybe this event really is a women-only panel by design! If O’Connell had/has a scheduling conflict, wouldn’t they want to have his back with some short blurb about his RSVP regrets? Maybe not, because of what I said earlier, Dems are stupid. As a voter with O’Connell on my ballot, it’s not unreasonable to want to know if he was invited, or not, and the reason for his expected absence.
I can’t help but think about June 2025 at budget bill time when I wanted to know if Howard Pearl, a Democrat masquerading as a Republican and a member of Senate Finance, was invited by Kelly Ayotte to lunch at Bridges House for some budget bill conversation that deliberately excluded Queen Sharon. Howard did NOT think constituents deserved to know the answer. Does Jim O’Connell feel the same way about District 4 voters?
Mr. Stephen’s constituents are encouraged to attend this event and inquire. The last sentence of the press release says that community members are invited to attend and bring their questions. No matter how the word COMMUNITY is defined by the event organizers, it’s hard to exclude people who live in Manchester. However, I do notice the careful wording, “bring their questions.” I surmise that the electric bill town hall will operate using the “Coffee with the Mayor” playbook, which is akin to Principal Skinner telling the Springfield Elementary School student body that he “will now take pre-approved questions from honor roll students.”
