Top Vendors
| Vendor | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | 1 | $3.1M |
| Liberty Consulting Group | 3 | $738,900 |
| eScribers LLC | 2 | $738,000 |
| Daymark Energy Advisors Inc. | 2 | $585,000 |
| Gorham Gold Greenwich & Associates LLC | 1 | $450,000 |
| Brattle Group Inc. | 2 | $450,000 |
| Daymark Energy Advisors Inc | 1 | $360,000 |
| Spruce Technology Inc. | 2 | $315,306 |
| Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green PA | 1 | $300,000 |
| Liberty Group | 1 | $299,940 |
| Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc. | 1 | $285,000 |
| Vermont Energy Investment Corporation | 1 | $250,000 |
| Scott J. Mueller | 1 | $250,000 |
| Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement Inc. | 1 | $205,000 |
| 6893449 Canada Inc., d/b/a Dunsky Energy Consulting | 1 | $160,000 |
Item Types
| Type | Count | Total Value |
|---|---|---|
| other | 68 | $52.9M |
| grant | 66 | $16.5M |
| contract | 35 | $9.9M |
| amendment | 9 | $16.9M |
| personnel | 7 | $701,358 |
| nomination | 5 | $1.8M |
| payment | 2 | $23,013 |
| waiver | 1 | $565 |
| transfer | 1 | $36,000 |
| report | 1 |
Spending by Year
Items
| Date | Item | Description | Vendor | Amount | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/11/20 | #34 | Authorize to retroactively amend the sole source contract with The Brattle Group Inc., for consulting services to the Commission regarding the distribution rate case filed by Liberty Utilities (Granit | Brattle Group Inc. | $200,000 | approved |
| 02/19/20 | #39 | Authorize to make two one-time retroactive payments for two employee salary increments, one to Margaret Raymond, in the amount of $1,015 for the period of December 28, 2018 to June 30, 2019 and one to | $1,124 | approved | |
| 11/06/19 | #33 | Authorize to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $52,200 from the US Department of Transportation – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, for non-gas related work performe | $52,200 | approved | |
| 10/23/19 | #44 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Inc., for an amount of $24,000. Effective October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020. | $24,000 | approved | |
| 10/02/19 | #28 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Navigant Consulting Inc., to conduct the Locational Value of Distributed Generation study required by Commission orders issued in Docket DE 16-576, Development | Navigant Consulting Inc. | approved | |
| 08/28/19 | #59 | Authorize to exceed the 3/12 limitation in the total amount of $180,500. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Other Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on August 2 | $180,500 | approved | |
| 08/28/19 | #60 | Authorize to exceed the 3/12 limitation in the total amount of $16,326. Effective upon G&C approval through September 30, 2019. 100% Other Funds. Contingent upon Fiscal Committee approval on August 28 | $16,326 | approved | |
| 08/28/19 | #61 | Authorize a salary increment of $6,196.84 to Commissioner Kathryn M. Bailey. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Utilities Assessment Funds. | $6,197 | approved | |
| 08/28/19 | #62 | Authorize a salary increment of %6,196.84 to Commissioner Michael S. Giaimo. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Utilities Assessment Funds. | approved | ||
| 08/28/19 | #63 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Vermont Energy Investment Corporation, Burlington, VT, to assist and provide advice in the planning of the post 2020 Energy Efficiency Resource Standard plan, i | Vermont Energy Investment Corp | $250,000 | approved |
| 08/14/19 | #42 | Authorize to retroactively renew membership and participation in the Clean Energy States Alliance, in the amount of $10,000. Effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 100% Renewable Energy Fund. | $10,000 | approved | |
| 07/31/19 | #64 | Authorize to renew membership and participation in the National Regulatory Research Institute, for an amount of $10,000. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. 100% Other Funds ( | $10,000 | approved | |
| 07/31/19 | #65 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, for an amount of $10,380. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2019 through June 30, 202 | $10,380 | approved | |
| 07/31/19 | #66 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Scott J. Mueller, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to serve as co-counsel providing legal services to the Commission and its staff in connection with Docket | Scott J. Mueller | $250,000 | approved |
| 06/05/19 | #77 | Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to a current contract with The Liberty Consulting Group, Quentin, PA, to provide additional consulting services over a longer period of time, by extendi | Liberty Consulting Group | $314,200 | approved |
| 05/15/19 | #48 | Authorize to exercise the first of two two-year extensions on a sole source contract with Spruce Technology Inc., Clifton, NJ (originally approved by G&C on 1-23-19, item #66), by increasing the amoun | Spruce Technology Inc. | $246,500 | approved |
| 05/15/19 | #49 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $150,000 to Laconia Area Community Land Trust Inc., d/b/a Lakes Region Community Developers, to install and operate six separate rooftop solar arrays th | $150,000 | approved | |
| 05/15/19 | #50 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $200,000 to White Rock Cooperative Estates, to install, own, and manage a ground-mount solar array that will benefit low and moderate income residents o | $200,000 | approved | |
| 05/15/19 | #51 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $450,000 to Froling LLC d/b/a Froling Energy, to install and operate a wood chip biomass steam boiler and electricity cogeneration system at their futur | $450,000 | approved | |
| 05/15/19 | #51A | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $500,000 to Burgess BioPower LLC, to construct and activate a thermal energy recovery system to recover thermal energy from the recirculating cooling wa | $500,000 | approved | |
| 05/15/19 | #51B | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $150,000 to Gaslight Village Cooperative Inc., to install and manage a ground-mount solar array that will benefit low and moderate income residents of t | $150,000 | approved | |
| 04/17/19 | #71 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $690,000 to Public Service of NH d/b/a Eversource Energy, to provide comprehensive energy efficiency programs for residential non-low income users. Effe | $690,000 | approved | |
| 01/23/19 | #66 | Authorize, with the Department of Information Technology, to enter into a sole source contract with Spruce Technology Inc., Clifton, NJ, to replace, implement and enhance the database supporting the C | Spruce Technology Inc. | $68,806 | approved |
| 01/09/19 | #35 | Authorize to accept and expend $71,421 in grant funds from the US Department of Transportation – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for implementation of new technology to improve | $71,421 | approved | |
| 12/05/18 | #54 | Authorize to accept and expend $44,634 in grant funds from the US Department of Transportation – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for non-gas related work performed in the enforc | $44,634 | approved | |
| 10/31/18 | #56 | Authorize to retroactively continue membership and participation in the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Inc., in the amount of $24,000. Effective October 1, 2018 through Septe | $24,000 | approved | |
| 08/22/18 | #30 | Authorize a salary increment of $6,104.80 to Commissioner Michael S. Giaimo. Effective August 24, 2018. 100% Utilities Assessment. | $6,105 | approved | |
| 08/22/18 | #31 | Authorize a salary increment of $6,104.80 to Commissioner Kathryn M. Bailey. Effective upon G&C approval. 100% Utilities Assessment. | $6,105 | approved | |
| 08/08/18 | #32 | Authorize to appoint David J. Shulock as General Counsel, at an annual salary of $105,128.40, salary group HH, Step 5. Effective upon G&C approval. | $105,128 | approved | |
| 07/27/18 | #25 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, for an amount of $10,186. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2018 through June 30, 201 | $10,186 | approved | |
| 07/27/18 | #26 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the Clean Energy States Alliance, for an amount of $17,800. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 100% Renewable Energy Fun | $17,800 | approved | |
| 07/27/18 | #27 | Authorize to renew membership and participation in the National Regulatory Research Institute, for an amount of $10,000. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. 100% Other Funds ( | $10,000 | approved | |
| 07/27/18 | #27A | Authorize to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Clean Energy States Alliance Inc., to further the understanding of the locational value of distributed energy resources, in the amount of | $3,500 | approved | |
| 06/20/18 | #86 | Authorize to enter into a Cooperative Project Agreement with the University of NH Survey Center, to conduct a survey of the Commission’s responsiveness to consumer inquiries, in the amount of $68,802. | University of NH Survey Center | $68,802 | approved |
| 06/20/18 | #86A | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $86,721 to NH Solar Shares LLC, to install and operate a ground-mount solar array that will benefit low and moderate income community solar participants | $86,721 | approved | |
| 06/20/18 | #86B | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $150,000 to Laconia Area Community Land Trust Inc., d/b/a Lakes Region Community Developers, to install and operate six separate rooftop solar arrays th | $150,000 | approved | |
| 06/06/18 | #80 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $168,000 to Mascoma Meadows Cooperative Inc., to install and operate a ground-mount solar array that will benefit low and moderate income residents of t | $168,000 | tabled | |
| 06/06/18 | #81 | NOT USED | not_used | ||
| 05/16/18 | #31 | Authorize to accept and expend $31,366 in grant funds from the US Department of Transportation – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for gas related work performed in the enforcemen | $31,366 | approved | |
| 05/16/18 | #32 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Skumatz Economic Research Associates Inc., Superior, CO, to assist and advise Public Utilities Commission staff in their evaluation of energy efficiency program | Skumatz Economic Research Asso | $285,000 | approved |
| 05/16/18 | #33 | Authorize to do a sole source amendment to a contract with Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green PA, to provide legal representation and advice to the Commission in connection with the sale by Eversource of | Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green | $300,000 | approved |
| 05/02/18 | #62 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $200,000 to John Stark Regional High School, to install and operate a wood chip biomass fired heating system at John Stark Regional High School in Weare | $200,000 | approved | |
| 05/02/18 | #63 | Authorize to award grant funds in the amount of $395,000 to the County of Cheshire, to install and operate a wood chip biomass hearing system at the Maplewood Nursing Home in Westmoreland, NH. Effecti | $395,000 | approved | |
| 04/11/18 | #53 | Authorize to enter into a contract with The Liberty Consulting Group, Quentin, PA, to assist and advise PUC staff in their evaluation of petitions from Liberty Utilities. The two petitions relate to L | Liberty Consulting Group | $249,700 | approved |
| 12/20/17 | #51 | Authorize to increase the Safety Division fleet by one vehicle by allowing the Commissioner to purchase a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse SUV from the state contract offerings at a cost of $25,877. Effective | $25,877 | ||
| 11/22/17 | #26 | Authorize to budget and expend $50,000 of prior year balance forward funds in the Safety Division’s Gas Pipeline Carriers accounting unit to fund the development of an IT solution that will enhance th | $50,000 | approved | |
| 11/22/17 | #27 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the New England Conference of Public Utilities Commissioners Inc., in the amount of $24,000. Effective retroactive to October 1, 2017 through Sept | $24,000 | approved | |
| 11/08/17 | #46 | Authorize to accept and expend $60,000 in grant funds from the US Department of Transportation – Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration for non-gas related work performed in the enforc | $60,000 | approved | |
| 09/27/17 | #40 | Authorize to renew membership and participation in the National Regulatory Research Institute, for an amount of $10,000. Effective retroactively July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018. 100% Other Funds (U | $10,000 | approved | |
| 09/27/17 | #41 | Authorize the Office of the Consumer Advocate to enter into a contract with Optimal Energy Inc., Hinesburg, VT, to provide expert services to support the OCA’s participation in proceedings related to | Optimal Energy Inc. | $150,000 | approved |