NH Business: NH communities buying own lower priced power. Electricity providers must soon get 25.2% from renewables
Fred Kocher sits down with Christopher Ellms, Deputy Commissioner of NH Dept. of Energy, to discuss lower priced power
NEW HAMPSHIRE’S BUSINESS I’M FRED KOCHER. NEW HAMPSHIRE’S ELECTRICITY LANDSCAPE IS CHANGING SIGNIFICANTLY AS I SPEAK, AND ONE OF THOSE CHANGES IS HAVING AN IMPACT ON COST. WE’LL GET TO THAT IN A MOMENT WITH MY GUEST. BUT FIRST, HERE IS WHAT IS GENERATING OUR ELECTRICITY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. NOW, NUCLEAR. 3/5 OF NEW HAMPSHIRE TOTAL IN-STATE ELECTRICITY GENERATION. NATURAL GAS ONE FOURTH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE’S TOTAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION. HYDRO BIO MASS. WIND. THEY SUPPLY MOST OF THE REST OF…
