CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following water order (No. 26,790) on March 27, 2023, involving Lakes Region Water Co. Inc.: * * * Petition for Step Adjustment In this order the Commission approves a step adjustment to recover costs of water system infrastructure, which will increase rates by 10.83 percent. When combined with the earlier approved 3.12 percent increase in permanent rates, this step adjustment will result in a combine  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-031) involving Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.: * * * Calendar Year 2022 Vegetation Management Program Reconciliation and Rate Adjustment Filing COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF HEARING On March 15, 2023, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty or the Company) submitted its calendar year (CY) 2022 vegeta  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-001) on March 27, 2023, involving New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc.: * * * Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program COMMENCEMENT OF ADJUDICATIVE PROCEEDING AND NOTICE OF PREHEARING CONFERENCE On March 20, 2023, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) filed a proposal for a purchase of receivables (POR) program pursuant to RSA ch. 53-E and New Hampshire Code o  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 24 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following order (No. DE 23-036) involving the Town of Pembroke: * * * Request for Approval of Pembroke Community Power Plan ORDER OF NOTICE On March 24, 2023, the Town of Pembroke (Pembroke) filed a Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Community Power Plan) with the Commission pursuant to RSA 53-E:7 for Commission review and approval. RSA 53-E:7, II provides that The commission shall approve a  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following letter (No. DE 23-001) on March 27, 2023: * * * Re: New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc., Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program; Hearing Guidelines To the Parties: To facilitate the hearing scheduled in this matter, the Presiding Officer has adopted the following procedures. All participants will be expected to appear in person at the hearing, unless a written request for a particula  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 28 -- The New Hampshire State Senate issued the following news release: Senator Daryl Abbas (R-Salem) released the following statement on the passage SB263: "It was a tremendous honor to solidify the work of my predecessor, Senator Chuck Morse, by supporting Senate Bill 263," stated Senator Abbas. "Senator Morse worked tirelessly to make this important project happen successfully for Granite Staters, and this legislation wouldn't have been possible without him.   more