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2022 - 2023

Biomass Electricity Generation in New Hampshire
May 10, 2023
Mehak
Batra
,
Andy
Bean
,
Grace
Silverman
,
Aleemah
Williams
PRS Briefs
In a world increasingly impacted by warming temperatures and climate change, utility companies have been working to develop new forms of renewable energy that do not emit greenhouse gases. In heavily forested areas, such as New Hampshire, wood may be a viable alternative to fossil fuels for...
Responding to Increasing EV Use in Vermont
April 3, 2023
Bea
Burack
,
Alexander
Clarke
,
Erica
Dunne
,
Kai
Etheridge
 PRS Briefs
As electric vehicles (EVs) become more common, and public EV infrastructure more extensive, the State of Vermont will likely need to address three issues: reduced gas tax revenue, public EV charger siting, and expired EV battery processing. EVs do not consume gasoline, so the adoption of EVs will...

2020 - 2021

Expanding Rural Broadband Access in Vermont
April 25, 2021
Mounisha
Anumolu
,
Ian
Gill
,
Miles
Rubens
PRS Briefs
Nearly 42 percent of Vermonters lack access to high-speed internet,2 posing a challenge for the economic prospects of the state. Furthermore, as electricity management is becoming increasingly dependent on internet access in order to organize and allocate distribution, low connectivity levels will...

2019 - 2020

Shifting Winds
Wind Farm Sitting Processes in New York, New Hampshire, and Maine
April 17, 2020
Alex
Wang
,
Alice
Zhang
,
Nicholas
Schoeller
 PRS Briefs
The Vermont State Legislature is currently considering changes to siting processes for grid-scale wind farms. This research paper aims to inform deliberations of the state legislature by providing an overview of the wind farm approval processes in the states of New York, New Hampshire, and Maine....