Top Vendors
| Vendor | Items | Total |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority | 1 | $23.1M |
| Strategen Consulting LLC | 2 | $327,900 |
| Optimal Energy Inc. | 1 | $320,000 |
| Larkin & Associates, PLLC | 1 | $320,000 |
| Aaron Rothschild | 1 | $140,000 |
| Synapse Energy Economics Inc. | 1 | $60,000 |
| Scott J. Rubin | 1 | $60,000 |
| Synapse Energy Economics Inc., to monitor regional market developments and assist in participation in the regulation | 1 | $40,000 |
| Chad Wilcox Consulting, LLC | 1 | $12,181 |
Item Types
| Type | Count | Total Value |
|---|---|---|
| contract | 21 | $26.1M |
| other | 8 | $365,579 |
| payment | 1 | $5,062 |
| amendment | 1 | $50,000 |
Items
| Date | Item | Description | Vendor | Amount | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/11/26 | #19 | Authorize to continue its membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, and to pay $5,061.83. Effective retroactive upon G&C approval for the period of | $5,062 | approved | |
| 12/17/25 | #34 | Authorize to enter into a contract for professional services with Larkin & Associates, PLLC, Livonia, MI, to provide certain expert services to support the participation of the OCA in various proceedi | $255,000 | approved | |
| 08/13/25 | #33 | Authorize to enter into a contract for professional services with Industrial Economics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, to provide expert services to support the participation of the Office of the Consumer Advoc | $466,180 |
approved
Stephen, Wheeler
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| 02/05/25 | #47 | Authorize to retroactively pay the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, Silver Spring, MD, the amount of $5,061.83 for calendar year 2025 membership dues. Effective upon G&C appro | $5,062 | approved | |
| 06/26/24 | #102 | Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment with Aaron Rothschild, Ridgefield, CT (originally approved by G&C on 8/2/23, Item #36), to provide certain expert services in connection with r | $210,000 | approved | |
| 06/26/24 | #103 | Authorize to amend an existing sole source agreement with the New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority, Concord, NH (originally approved by G&C on 12/21/22, Item #64F), to increase the pr | New Hampshire Community Develo | $23.1M | approved |
| 06/12/24 | #72 | Authorize to enter into a sole source contract with Chad Wilcox Consulting, LLC, Orono, ME, in the amount of $12,181, for assistance reviewing and responding to the 2024 Annual Update filings made wit | Chad Wilcox Consulting, LLC | $12,181 | approved |
| 02/21/24 | #62 | Authorize to continue its membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, in the amount of $5,007.42. Effective upon G&C approval, retroactive to January | $5,007 | approved | |
| 09/06/23 | #37 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Larkin & Associates, PLLC, Livonia, MI to provide certain expert services in connection with rate cases at the Public Utilities Commission, in an amount not to | Larkin & Associates, PLLC | $320,000 | approved |
| 09/06/23 | #38 | Authorize to finalize an award in an amount not to exceed $240,165 with New Life Home for Women and Children, Manchester, NH in American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery Funds, as part of the Pre | $240,165 | approved | |
| 09/06/23 | #39 | Authorize to amend a grant agreement under the Locality Equipment Purchase Program to retroactively correct the award amount for the Town of Marlow by increasing the price limitation by $4,000 from $4 | $50,000 | approved | |
| 08/02/23 | #36 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Aaron Rothschild, Ridgefield, CT, in an amount not to exceed $140,000, to provide certain expert services in connection with rate cases at the Public Utilities | Aaron Rothschild | $140,000 | approved |
| 06/14/23 | #96 | Authorize to enter into a contract for professional services with Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, to provide expert services to support the participation of the OCA in various proceedin | $309,680 | approved | |
| 06/14/23 | #97 | Authorize to enter into a contract for professional services with Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., Cambridge, MA, to provide expert services to support the participation of the OCA in various proceedin | $122,120 | approved | |
| 06/30/21 | #116 | Authorize to enter into a contract for professional services with Synapse Energy Economics Inc., Cambridge, MA, to provide expert services to support the participation of the OCA in NEPOOL (the stakeh | $70,792 | approved | |
| 02/17/21 | #46 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, for the period retroactive to January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, for an amou | $4,234 | approved | |
| 06/24/20 | #101 | Authorize to amend a contract on a sole source basis with Strategen Consulting LLC, Berkeley, CA (originally approved by G&C on 3-13-19, item #47), for expert services, by increasing the amount by $25 | $125,000 | approved | |
| 06/24/20 | #102 | Authorize to amend a contract on a sole source basis with Larkin & Associates PLLC, Livonia, MI (originally approved by G&C on 3-13-19, item #49), for expert services, by increasing the amount by $10, | $78,000 | approved | |
| 04/08/20 | #31 | Authorize to enter into a contract for professional services with Exeter Associates Inc., Columbia, MD, to provide expert services to support the participation of the OCA in a natural gas utility rate | $30,000 | approved | |
| 02/05/20 | #29 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, in the amount of $4,111. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2020 through December 3 | $4,111 | approved | |
| 07/31/19 | #67 | Authorize, on a retroactive sole source basis, to amend a contract with Optimal Energy Inc., Hinesburg, VT, originally approved by G&C on 9-27-17, item #41), to provide expert services to support the | Optimal Energy Inc. | $320,000 | approved |
| 07/10/19 | #35 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Synapse Energy Economics Inc., Cambridge, MA, to provide expert services to support the participation of the OCA in NEPOOL (the stakeholder advisory group to IS | Synapse Energy Economics Inc. | $60,000 | approved |
| 01/23/19 | #67 | Authorize a salary increment for Consumer Advocate Donald Maurice Kreis, Esq. from grade FF, step 6 $95,450.16 to grade FF, step 7 $100,159.28. Effective January 18, 2019. | $100,159 | approved | |
| 09/20/18 | #40 | Authorize to amend on a sole source basis, a contract with Strategen Consulting LLC, Berkeley, CA (originally approved by G&C on 8-24-16, item #42), for expert services, by increasing the amount by $6 | Strategen Consulting LLC | $252,900 | approved |
| 02/21/18 | #34 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, for an amount of $3,840. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2018 through December 3 | $3,840 | approved | |
| 08/24/16 | #42 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Strategen Consulting LLC, Berkeley, CA, to provide expert services to support the OCA’s participation in the Net Energy Metering proceeding, before the NH Publi | Strategen Consulting LLC | $75,000 |
approved
Kenney, Wheeler
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| 11/18/15 | #35 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Synapse Energy Economics Inc., to monitor regional market developments and assist in participation in the regulation, governance and operation of the New Englan | Synapse Energy Economics Inc., | $40,000 | approved |
| 06/10/15 | #62 | Authorize to enter into a sole source amendment to a contract for professional services with Synapse Energy Economics Inc., (originally approved by G&C on 8-14-13, item #43), to provide continued assi | $92,302 | approved | |
| 12/20/13 | #72 | Authorize to continue membership and participation in the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, in the amount of $3,000. Effective January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014. 100% O | $3,000 | approved | |
| 11/20/13 | #46 | Authorize to amend a contract with Exeter Associates Inc., (originally approved by G&C on 5-9-12, item #51), to complete participation in the NH Public Utilities Commission’s Investigation of Scrubber | approved | ||
| 03/07/12 | #36 | Authorize to enter into a contract with Scott J. Rubin, Bloomsburg, PA, to provide expert testimony, litigation assistance, training, and other services related to representing the interests of reside | Scott J. Rubin | $60,000 |
approved
Sununu, Wheeler
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