CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on July 19, 2024: Today, Governor Chris Sununu signed the following 50 bills into law: * HB 202: Relative to property tax abatements * HB 322: Relative to establishing a committee to study the New Hampshire board of medicine and making an appropriation to the department of health and human services * HB 609: Relative to the site evaluation committee for energy facility siting *   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 20 -- Gov. Christopher T. Sununu, R-New Hampshire, issued the following statement on July 19, 2024: * * * Today, after vetoing HB 396 and signing HB 619 and HB 1205, Governor Chris Sununu issued the following statement: In 2018, Republicans and Democrats passed legislation to prevent discrimination because as I said at the time, it is unacceptable and runs contrary to New Hampshire's Live Free or Die Spirit. That still rings true today. The challenge with HB 396 i  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 18 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,035) involving the Town of Stratford: * * * Request for Approval of Stratford Community Power Plan Commission Approval of Community Power Aggregation Plan In this order, the Commission approves the Town of Stratford's (Stratford or the Town) Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan (Plan). I. BACKGROUND On June 5, 2024, Stratford submitted a request for approval of   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, July 21 -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following electric order (No. 27,036) on July 19, 2024, involving Unitil Energy Systems Inc.: * * * Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program Order Approving Settlement Agreement In this order, the Commission approves the parties' settlement agreement regarding Unitil Energy Systems, Inc.'s (UES or the Company) proposed Purchase of Receivables (POR) Program. This proceeding is continued to a second pha  more