Appeal of Algonquin Gas Transmission, LLC, Appeal of Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy

Because I agree with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that Eversource's proposal "is fundamentally inconsistent with the purposes of restructuring," I respectfully dissent.

The majority disagrees with the PUC's determination that "the overriding purpose of the Restructuring Statute," RSA chapter 374-F, "is to introduce competition to the generation of electricity," and instead concludes that "the primary intent of the legislature in enacting RSA chapter 374-F was to reduce electricity costs to consumers." It therefore interprets RSA chapter 374-F (the Restructuring Statute) to authorize…