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Energy - APRIL 18, 2018

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New Hampshire reveals 10-year energy plan

by Andrea Zander

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu and Office of Strategic Initiatives Director Jared Chicoine released the 10-Year State Energy Strategy.

 

The plan is designed to lower rates, make a more reliable electric system, and make the state’s environmental efforts more effective for the people of New Hampshire. New Hampshire has the third-highest electricity rates in the contiguous United States.

 

Renewable energy plays a major part of the solution to the energy situation.

 

Governor Sununu said of the announcement:

“New Hampshire has made great strides over the last year to reinvigorate our economy and to reaffirm our commitment to being open for business,” said Sununu. “Short-term political calculations of the past must give way to long-term investments for the future. We are working hard to lower our electricity rates — some of the highest in the nation — and today’s energy plan will chart

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