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StarbeamII t1_ix1y3e2 wrote

Reply to comment by magellanNH in Eversource seeks 43% rate hike for electric customers in Mass this winter by madnu

Fuck New Hampshire and Maine for blocking the proposed transmission line from Quebec that would've let New England buy cheap Quebecois hydroelectricity for 5¢/kwh. At least NH and ME are going to suffer from significantly higher electricity rates too.

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magellanNH t1_ix34udf wrote

Fair. But at least we extended the license of our nuclear plant (Seabrook), unlike MA (Pilgrim) and VT (VT Yankee). Also, MA was the main plaintiff in the litigation that prevented new pipeline capacity from getting built.

Really, there's plenty of NIMBY blame to go around.

https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-leads-coalition-supporting-federal-court-order-shutting-down-dakota-access-pipeline

https://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/renewal-of-seabrook-stations-license-expected-next-week/article_5da4ca48-ed40-5691-8f1e-e553f65d833e.html

https://apnews.com/article/6e16e68b0c85487fade45dedff3e0558

https://www.vox.com/2014/12/30/7468263/vermont-yankee-shut-down

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