by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Those of you who can never remember which Interstate 93 off-ramp in Concord is Exit 13, which is Exit 14 and which is Exit 15, take note: You’re actually supposed to be confused about which is Exit 39A, which is Exit 39B and which is Exit 40. That’s the...
by David Brooks | Jan 20, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
New Hampshire saw a jump in the number of newborns last year according to preliminary figures, with the most in-state births reported in 14 years except for a short post-COVID spike. However, that mini baby boom doesn’t mean trends in New Hampshire’s...
by David Brooks | Jan 19, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Links to each patent can be found here, using the patent number or inventor’s name. By Targeted News Service WASHINGTON – The following federal patents were assigned in New Hampshire in the week through Jan. 18. Modular Position and State Sensing System and Method...
by David Brooks | Jan 18, 2026 | Blog
The New England Clean Energy Corridor (power line from Quebec to Maine) is up and running, and on Friday the wholesale electricity price in Maine was just 8% of the wholesale price in New Hampshire. There’s something of a bottleneck from Maine down into the New...
by David Brooks | Jan 16, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
New England has so much rooftop solar (more than 7000 MW installed) that the once-rare “duck curve” day – when we buy less electricity mid-day than at night because we’re using our own solar power – is becoming ordinary. New England ISO,...
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