by David Brooks | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a bill before the New Hampshire legislature “requiring utilities and electric grid operators to assess and report the vulnerability of high-voltage transformers to geomagnetic and electromagnetic disturbances, and to recommend mitigation measures...
by David Brooks | Jan 9, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
Maine is thinking about joining the “balcony solar” bandwagon, as are New Hampshire and Vermont. Hooray! Story from Maine Morning Star is here. That is an online publication, part of States Newsroom, which supports New Hampshire Bulletin and VTDigger among...
by David Brooks | Jan 9, 2026 | Newsletter
If you’ve been forwarded this newsletter and want to subscribe, add your email at the Granite Geek blog: granitegeek.concordmonitor.com Suggestions or comments? Drop me a line: dbrooks@cmonitor.com I’m on Bluesky and Mastodon (the newsie.social server) these...
by David Brooks | Jan 7, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
The Boston Globe has a story about a Rhode Island startup developing an electric plane that would skim low over the ocean, taking advantage of the lift provided by air trapped between it and the water, allowing more speed with less propulsion. Such sea-skimming...
by David Brooks | Jan 6, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s a good chance that the state’s most unusual piece of transportation infrastructure will be in operation this month, luring pilots from hundreds of miles away who want to say they’ve landed on an ice runway. It will also lure at least one fan...
by David Brooks | Jan 6, 2026 | Blog, Newsletter
A solar developer has paid nearly $25 million to buy a public golf course that spans Bellingham and Franklin in Massachusetts, with a plan to close the course and install a 30-megawatt solar array. Full story is here.