by David Brooks | May 11, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
The organization that oversees the six-state power grid predicts New England will see one million electric cars and trucks on its roads and more than one million electric heat pumps in homes and businesses by the end of the decade. The forecast is good news for the...
by David Brooks | May 11, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
There’s nothing quite as nice on a day as jumping into a cool clear New Hampshire lake. Unless it has been hit with a cyanobacteria bloom, that is; then it’s gross. And dangerous. The number of these blooms, which can release toxins that sicken or even kill people and...
by David Brooks | May 11, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
As you all know, the electric grid needs to be reinvented, top to bottom. Easy to say, hard to do. Part of that is making pieces of the “dumb” one-way network more flexible. Green Mountain Power in Vermont, which has a history of interesting innovation...
by David Brooks | May 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Life during the COVID Era has been, as the saying goes, one darn thing after another. The latest darn thing: Vaccination card panic. Those cards from the CDC bearing stickers marking your vaccinations are a real-life version of Monopoly’s Get Out of Jail Free card....
by David Brooks | May 7, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
From UNH News Service: As climate change continues to trigger the rise in temperature, increase drier conditions and shift precipitation patterns, adapting to new conditions will be critical for the long-term survival of most species. Researchers at the University of...
by David Brooks | May 7, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
(For a different unusual approach to providing electricity in N.H., see Don Kreis’ latest column about the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, which just returned $4 million to its member customers: here.) The Keene City Council voted unanimously Thursday night...