by David Brooks | Mar 30, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
At noon on Sunday, ISO-New England reported that electricity being used in the six states came from these sources: Rooftop solar: 5964 MW (estimated, since it’s behind the meter) Nuclear: 3361 MW Fossil gas: 2331 MW Utility solar and wind: 1765 MW Hydro: 1027 MW...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The folks behind Vineyard Wind, which is in the process of building the first big (800 MW) offshore wind farm in the US* south of Martha’s Vineyard, have put forward a proposal to build a very big (1.2 GW) wind farm a little bit further out to sea. Details (such...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
A cyberattack on a company that provides back-end services for hospitals and other health-care providers, including approving types of care and processing payments, is still affecting patients and providers throughout New Hampshire and the rest of the country,...
by David Brooks | Mar 27, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The region’s last coal-fired power plants, located in Bow and Portsmouth, are expected to add large-scale solar power and battery-storage under plans put forward by their owner, Granite Shore Power, marking New Hampshire’s first big transition into 21st-century...
by David Brooks | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
The last person who had to live inside an iron lung due to polio recently died but it didn’t draw much attention even though it marked the symbolic end to a plague that haunted humanity for millennia. The truth is that it’s hard for people to worry about a disease...
by David Brooks | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH Today: Soils are fundamental to food production and for the 97 percent of New Hampshire farms that are small family-owned and operated businesses, proactively managing and ensuring healthy, productive soils is key to long-term sustainability and viability in...