Recent comments in /f/newhampshire

vwturbo t1_jc7nptw wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

I’m not saying change is bad lol. It’s obvious our existing system needs help. I’m saying that better tree trimming and maintenance, and more resilient above-ground infrastructure is almost always going to be a better and more cost effective solution for NH than burying cables will be on a large scale.

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besafenh t1_jc7njgh wrote

Reply to comment by Centinel_was_right in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

There are white ceramic devices on most branch circuits acting like fuses. They pop free from contact when a short circuit occurs. The sound is like a firecracker, or shotgun blast. Feeder circuits are protected by a “recloser” that will typically pulse two-three times before shutting the system off.

Oop! Oh! ☠️ crap. 🕯️

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Least-Car6096 t1_jc7n2ba wrote

Reply to comment by Hot-Specialist-6824 in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

My Dad always called them that😂 and then when I moved from MA to NH I learned that allegedly the very first crop of white potatoes ever planted & harvested in America were grown right here in our town by the first Scottish settlers! Life always comes full circle. There are so many rock walls around here!

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[deleted] t1_jc7mqtk wrote

Reply to What’s everyone seeing in their neck of the woods? by Burger-King-Covid

Pretty wet and heavy snow in Auburn.

Power went put around 10:30ish.

Thankfully we have a wood stove since our generator isn't currently on (trying to figure out a minor issue with it).

Power bank is fully charged and thankfully we have a gas stove for cooking and turning snow into boiled water for things like cleaning and stuff.

Stay safe y'all!

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Crazy_Hick_in_NH t1_jc7mpvs wrote

Reply to What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

I drive down the same roads every day and see the same trees, hanging over the same wires, contact Eversource over and over again, yet see nothing changes for months and months at a time, yeah, it’s easy to understand why it is our power fluctuates, blinks, etc., every GD time the wind blows.

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AMC4x4 t1_jc7lyyg wrote

Reply to comment by Dux_Ignobilis in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

Wow. Yeah, does seem to be the case. For the last couple of years, my dad (still in NH) has hired out his snow shoveling because it's mostly turned into heavy wet stuff and he's 80.

I don't remember that report, but I remember like a 2050 report that says NH will be like Miami by then. Hard to imagine, but it looks like if the 1990's report was correct, it all might still be on target.

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Hot-Specialist-6824 t1_jc7ls94 wrote

Reply to comment by vwturbo in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

New developments can and certainly have put their utilities underground since they're already putting in roads and possibly drainage/sewers. But these eventually lead back out to power lines above ground. That's the case where I live, and I know if we lose power there's probably quite a few who have also lost it.

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liss_up t1_jc7lm1s wrote

Reply to Snow total check-ins.... by akmjolnir

About 8 inches and no power in Walpole, with blizzard conditions still going strong. Thank goodness for charged battery banks and the resilience of cellular infrastructure.

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besafenh t1_jc7lkih wrote

Reply to comment by natethegreek in What is the deal with the NH grid? by decayo

The “tree huggers” aren’t environmentalists. They’re your neighbors.

“OMG you can’t cut the trees along the road! I love that shaded rural lane feeling when running or walking my dogs!”

The Emerald Ash Borer has rendered most of those trees into would be firewood. Standing dead for now, falling on power lines soon. Eversource has “trimming contracts” out right now. What it needs (as does your town) is felling contracts, removing ALL of the trees within the defined Right of Way.

Likely resulting in lawsuits from landowners and environmentalists. Meaning it won’t happen, despite a clear authority in the Right of Way grant.

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