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piscatator t1_j65txco wrote

Much of NH’s power comes from natural gas power plants. The kw price increase Eversource is looking to charge customers reflects the prior six months costs to generate power. Natural gas prices increased because demand increased because Russia cut off gas supplies to Europe. Policy wise the Biden administration has signed legislation that will increase investment in renewable energy. This will help decrease the cost of electricity as the decade passes. Solar plus storage is the cheapest form of electricity by far, that does not require a dam. The other thing NH residents need to do is find out if your town or city is part of the Community Power Coalition(CPC). The CPC is going to be a nonprofit energy provider that will be cheaper than the for profit utilities and the money ratepayers pay will stay in NH and be invested in renewable energy and energy sufficiency.

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Obi-Vag_Kenobi t1_j66g5aa wrote

And, if these ancient hippies don’t stop shitting on Seabrook, we may lose that source of electricity too. That’s what, 1500 megawatts? Yikes. I’ve said it before, the only problem with nuclear power nowadays is the word “nuclear “.

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piscatator t1_j66ttzq wrote

Doubt it is going anywhere in the near future but some day the bill will come due and it won’t be pretty. They are shutting down the Pilgrim plant and may have to release contaminated water into Cape Cod bay. When something is producing waste that is deadly and lasts 10k years, one can hope that it be contained until we know what to do with it.

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