Yesterday on my local Facebook page in southern NH people were whining about how much their most recent electric bill was.
People stated that their bill had gone from $300 to $600.
One person even stated they had a bill over $900. Generally, they had almost doubled.
This is the result of the utility Eversource asking the Public Utilities Commission of NH for a rate increase from $.11/KHW to $.22/KHW. The PUC approved this increase that went into effect August 1st.
These same Facebook whiners are the same people that were against the Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline that was proposed a couple years back. This would have routed through the town in question. It would have brought NG from PA to New England. It would have run about 3 miles south of my residence over an existing ROW where a 1’ diameter gas line currently runs. The proposed line would have been 3’ in diameter.
Again, these same people were against The Northern Pass. A proposed electrical transmission line that would have brought power from Quebec Hydro down through Northern NH. It would have needed a new ROW over the least populated section of the state of NH. In Plymouth, NH they were willing to bury the line instead of having it on towers.
So, now we all are going to pay more for electricity in NH because of Not In My Back Yard(NIMBY). This is the problem with LIBERALS. They do not understand reason and economics. Basic MATH/ECON is hard for them.
FWIW, here in Aiken County, SC, my cost per KWH has ranged from 0.1444 to 0.2211 so far this year. Last year it ranged from 0.1381 to 0.2395. These rates are charged by the local electric cooperative and my house is all electric.