by David Brooks | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
An effort to add broadband internet access to the official role of New Hampshire Electric Coop fell about two percentage points short in an election among members, but backers are still hopeful. “Because it came so close and because of strong advocates elected to the...
by David Brooks | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Climate change is bringing more incidences of heavy rains – not necessarily more precipitation overall, just more concentrated downpours. That’s a problem for dams built under the assumption that past rainfall patterns will continue. I’ve got a story...
by David Brooks | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a bill in the N.H. legislature that seems to support at-home, behind-the-meter battery storage. I say “seems” because the devil is in the detais and when lawmaking and utility regulation overlap, the details get too detailed for me to be sure...
by David Brooks | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
I can’t wait for Science Cafe New Hampshire to return to three-dimensional space, but there’s one advantage to a virtual SCNH viewed through the computer screen: Videos! At last night’s SCNH, that mean videos of flying cars! Woo-hoo! You can watch...
by David Brooks | Jun 17, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The New Hampshire Senate passed a whole slew of bills yesterday, trying to catch up with COVID-related delays. Included in an overall transportation bill was HB-1517, “An Act Relative to Roadable Aircraft.” I wrote about this bill last year, but it has...
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