Expectations and Budgeting

[reteo]

*chuckle* I wouldn't mind starting a business, but until I have an idea that I can find backing for and make float, I'll stick with what I'm good at: computer technical support.  I'm pretty sure I can find SOMETHING to manage the bills.

As for tea, you might get an agreement from me if we're talking iced tea.  I prefer my drinks cold, and sometimes sweet (I'm a big cola-drinker).  Coffee and beer are pretty bitter (coffee moreso, unless you're talking the real bitter stuff like lagers), and tea, while many kinds have a sweet flavor, tend to be served hot, and have a vague bitter aftertaste.

[Dreepa]

I think I'll pass on the beer, thanks.  I don't understand how anyone can drink that nasty stuff!  Or coffee, for that matter...

Thank you. You don't even want to know what I call coffee and beer!

Sure we do want to know.

[Braddogg]

You have to register with the state when getting kegs, y'know!

Is the keg registry available on the Internet?   

[Pat McCotter]

You have to register with the state when getting kegs, y'know!

Is the keg registry available on the Internet?   

No. The records are kept for "at least one year" by the "licensee" (seller). They are to be used to find who was at fault for selling a keg to a "minor."

[Braddogg]

Is the keg registry available on the Internet?   

No. The records are kept for "at least one year" by the "licensee" (seller). They are to be used to find who was at fault for selling a keg to a "minor."

Darn, because that'd be a great way to see where the keg parties are.

[d_goddard]

Darn, because that'd be a great way to see where the keg parties are.

Ummm... I'm pretty sure you can go to any house in a university town that has large greek letters out front.
They'll have what you're looking for.

[tracysaboe]

I'm not in New Hampshire yet, but Amy grows herbs in our house with hydroponics. It's about a 10th the cost of what you'd pay at Wal~Mart even. And better quality. Of course, tending to the plants takes a lot of time.

Tracy

[Quantrill]

I've heard electricity is expensive up there.  How much per kW hour?  Here it's about $.092

Also, how much is gas per gallon right now?

[Spencer]

I've heard electricity is expensive up there.  How much per kW hour?  Here it's about $.092

Also, how much is gas per gallon right now?

This site has a table of average prices for each state; it was last updated in October 2006.  It looks like NH is pretty high at $.136 per kW hour (43rd "cheapest").  The national average is $.0948.

http://www.neo.state.ne.us/statshtml/115.htm

[cathleeninnh]

The PSNH bill breaks out all the charges/taxes separately. The energy charge line says $.082/KWH.

But more importantly, if I divide the total bill by my usage, I get $.159/KWH

Cathleen

[Quantrill]

But more importantly, if I divide the total bill by my usage, I get $.159/KWH

AAAAAUUUGGGGHHHH!     


Thanks for the info Cathleen and Spencer.

[Dreepa]

I was reading that in the 90s NH had the highest per Kwh cost.
Unitil rates just went up.
PSNH rates went up slightly.
Hopefully next spring I don't have to worry about it. (Solar panels)

[Spencer]

I read that Florida Power & Light now owns Seabrook (the nuclear reactor), and that it apparently provides a lot of power for Florida.  I seem to recall reading that the taxpayers of NH subsidized a large portion of the construction of Seabrook through electricity surcharges before the thing even went operational in 1990.  The FPL website says that the plant is capable of providing electricity for 900,000 households -- that sounds like about how many households (maximum) that NH, with its population of 1.2 million, is likely to have.

Does anyone know how / why / when this sale to FPL was done, and what, if any, effect it has had on electricity prices in NH?

[Dreepa]

Does anyone know how / why / when this sale to FPL was done, and what, if any, effect it has had on electricity prices in NH?

There was a large article about this in the Sunday Concord Monitor about 3 weeks ago:
http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/REPOSITORY/610220335&SearchID=73262772883751

[Spencer]

Does anyone know how / why / when this sale to FPL was done, and what, if any, effect it has had on electricity prices in NH?

There was a large article about this in the Sunday Concord Monitor about 3 weeks ago:
http://concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/REPOSITORY/610220335&SearchID=73262772883751

Thanks for the link.

So they half-assed deregulation just like California did?

It looks like rather than fully deregulating, they did just enough to make things a little bit worse (and make deregulation look bad), and gave FPL a pretty nice bargain on a NH-funded power plant.