Green Star Award

Let me start by saying, I hope this works. I am computer and technologically challenged and one whose grandson, Nicolas, could do this better.

In fact, when Carl and I were working on this concept of his, we had to come up with a new name “blogsite” to differentiate between a website, a blog, etc. just so I knew what we were doing.  Otherwise it was too confusing. Actually he was doing it. I just listened in awe as he explained how this works.

When I give a “MADD” speech I mention that when I drafted my first piece of legislation, the legislative staff gave me one of the worst things you can give to an activist and that was a long, yellow legal sized tablet. Well, you will probably agree that the worse thing you can give to someone as opinionated as I am is a BLOGSITE!!

I will write more on utility companies later and question why none of the stimulus money given to them was for education (or so they tell me). Real Estate Professionals are the biggest conduit to homeowners, educate the agent, you educate the homeowner. You will see under my section “What ESRES Agents Are Doing” that they are reaching out to the public and making a difference in the world of energy efficiency. They also leave my class making changes within their own homes. (It may take awhile for me to figure out how to enter that information but it will be there.) Change a bulb, change the world – well maybe not, but you have to start somewhere if we want to make this planet a better place.

However, there is a utility company that is the best! Public Service of New Hampshire (PSNH). They believe in partnering with real estate professionals, they have the greatest staff, they offer all kinds of beneficial programs for the consumers and they have earned my green star award this month. Everyone I have met or talked to at PSNH is terrific but the two I know the best, Mark Toussaint and Jack Schelling are knowledgeable, professional and really believe in energy efficiency. I tell my students in New Hampshire that they don’t know how lucky they are to have the Public Service of New Hampshire as their utility company.