by David Brooks | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Surprisingly (to me, anyway) New Hampshire used slightly more electricity than normal during the pandemic lockdown (April through June), with increased residential use from us work-at-homers compensating for shut factories and hotels. That’s according to a study...
by David Brooks | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
The most interesting building in Concord – the whole state, if you’re a history-of-energy wonk – is the gasholder near Exit 13 of I-89, which held and distributed gas made from coal before natural gas arrived in 1952. I have written about it many...
by David Brooks | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
If only greenhouse gases were fabric dyes, it would be a lot easier to limit climate change. I say that because of stories I’ve heard from old-timers who tell of the days before New England’s textile industry moved south, when you could guess what was being done in...
by David Brooks | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
OK, that headline is a bit of a stretch. What’s true is that New England white oak “contains more trans-whiskey lactones and fewer tannins than Midwest white oak” which might be of interest to particular brewers or distillers looking to store their...
by David Brooks | Oct 21, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
Governors of five New England states have called for big changes in the regional electricity market, as well as the transmission planning process and how the New England power system operator is run. There are, of course, six New England states. No prizes for guessing...
by David Brooks | Oct 16, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter
According to reports, 88.4% of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative members approved adding broadband internet service to its core function. That far surpassed the 67% needed to change the bylaws and turnout was about 10,000, which I’m told was “a whopping...