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Off-agenda governance action: Select Board will be asked to adopt a binding Cost Sharing Agreement and appoint an authorized procurement officer, discussed without prior public notice
At Sunapee's 9/10 Energy Aggregation meeting, the Select Board was flagged for a forthcoming vote on a Cost Sharing Agreement — including delegating procurement authority to a town officer. This was NOT on the public agenda. Res... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/energy-ag...
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Financial risk disclosure accepted without scrutiny — reserves fully depleted during a single harsh winter
The NH Community Power Coalition admitted its financial reserves hit ZERO during the third coldest winter in 25 years (winter 2024). Sunapee's committee asked no pointed follow-up questions. This is a program Sunapee is preparin... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/energy-ag...
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Program launch delay affecting all Sunapee electric ratepayers, with no public attendance at the meeting where it was discussed
Community power savings for Sunapee ratepayers won't arrive before spring 2026 at the earliest — and only if rates are competitive, which won't be known until December 2025. Zero residents were at the 9/10 meeting where this was... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/energy-ag...
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Off-agenda consensus decision on rate option preference, with no prior public notice
Sunapee's Energy Aggregation Committee confirmed its preference for the 'Granite Basic' rate option on 9/10 — a decision with real implications for ratepayers. It wasn't listed on the agenda. The public had no notice this was be... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/energy-ag...
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🧵 Sunapee Energy Aggregation Committee met 9/10/25. Several significant items were discussed that were NOT on the public agenda. Here's what residents should know. (1/6) #MeetingWatch
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The agenda said: 'review of CPCNH service contracts and agreements.' What actually happened: a full governance briefing on a Cost Sharing Agreement the Select Board will be asked to formally adopt — including delegating binding...
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Also decided off-agenda: the committee confirmed its preference for the 'Granite Basic' community power rate option. That's a direction-setting choice for all Sunapee ratepayers. It wasn't listed as a decision item. The public h...
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The coalition's presenter admitted its financial reserves dropped to ZERO during the third coldest winter in 25 years (winter 2024). The committee raised no pointed follow-up. If reserves can hit zero in one bad winter, ratepaye...
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On timing: community power won't launch before spring 2026 at the earliest — and only if coalition rates beat the utility default. That determination won't come until December 2025. Residents who expected savings sooner are stil...
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Zero members of the public attended this meeting. No outreach was discussed. Major program decisions — a rate preference, a forthcoming Select Board vote, a financial risk disclosure — were handled with no community input. Watch... https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/energy-aggregation-committee/2025-09-10/ #SunapeeNH
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SUNAPEE ENERGY AGGREGATION COMMITTEE — September 10, 2025 At last Wednesday's meeting, Sunapee's Energy Aggregation Committee held what was billed as a review of Community Power Coalition contracts and agreements. In practice, it was much more — and some of what was decided wasn't on the public agenda at all. Two items stand out as transparency concerns. First, the committee reached consensus on preferring the 'Granite Basic' community power rate option — a consequential choice for every electric ratepayer in town. This wasn't listed as a decision item on the agenda. Second, the meeting included detailed discussion of a Cost Sharing Agreement that the Select Board will be formally asked to adopt, including appointing a town officer with authority to make binding procurement decisions on behalf of Sunapee. Again, not listed on the public agenda. Residents who might have wanted to weigh in had no notice either item was on the table. The meeting also produced a notable financial disclosure: the NH Community Power Coalition admitted its reserves were fully depleted — down to zero — during the third coldest winter in 25 years (winter 2024). The committee accepted the coalition's explanation that cash flow kept operations running, but asked no pointed follow-up questions about what that risk means for Sunapee ratepayers if the town joins. Separately, the program's launch has been pushed to spring 2026 at the earliest, and whether coalition rates will actually be cheaper than the utility default won't be known until December 2025. Not a single member of the public attended. No discussion of public outreach took place. Keep an eye on upcoming Select Board agendas — the Cost Sharing Agreement vote is coming, and that's when residents will have their clearest opportunity to weigh in. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/sunapee/energy-aggregation-committee/2025-09-10/ #MeetingWatch #SunapeeNH