Sci/tech tidbits in and around New Hampshire
NH limits studies on ‘non-wires alternatives’ to grid upgrades
Non-wires alternatives is a goofy term for an admirable idea: Improve the power grid without building more towers and substations and, yes, wires, by using less electricity, storing electricity, and generating electricity closer to customers. But how to do it, exactly?
If you want more bees, avoid the lawn mower every other week
“They’re not weeds, they’re biodiversity” does a pretty good job of shutting up the Neighborhood Naggers
Panic: The N.H. Almanac disappeared! Don’t panic: It’s back.
It can be alarming when websites get updated.
Signal free (on your bicycle) and (don’t, hopefully) die
Bicycles aren’t really geeky – unless they’re electric, autonomous, GPS-enabled and/or use a hydrogen fuel cell, of course – but there’s something so steampunky about those gears and chains that I think it’s reasonable for me to mention an intriguing change coming to state law.
How do you count cottontail rabbits when it’s hard to even find them?
The first time I wrote a story about population concerns for New England cottontail rabbits, an editor told me Quick, go out and find one and take a picture! …. sigh …
NH has embraced its UFO abduction, but in Mass. they’re more hesitant
Yes, I know that alien abductions don’t actually happen – but who can resist these stories?
This is a first: Due to solar panels, New England used more grid power at night than midday
This might be a one-time event, but it's still an indication of how things are changing in the power system. ISO-New England says that on April 21, mild weather and high solar output depressed daytime loads below those in the middle of the night for the first time...
Another NH utility tiptoes into a little bit of support for electric vehicles
The $3,000 incentive to buy a new Leaf comes entirely from Nissan, even though it’s available only to Eversource customers.
If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em
Harnessing human greed might be our only hope for stopping invasive species. (Mmmmmm – crab cakes!)
Why are New England’s hiking trails so beat-up?
If you’re going to go hiking in New Hampshire hills and what we call mountains, be ready for lots of rocks and roots.
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