I think "back room" politics rather than a public forum council meeting would be more apt to discourage energy producers from doing business in both Berlin and New Hampshire. For example, if being in line on the queue no longer mattered due to "ways around it" that would cause issues to companies that have vested interests in their positions in front of the pack. I'm sure Noble wouldn't rest easy to see their first two spots in line on the queue had vanished through political maneuvering behind the scenes if such a thing were to take place, and I'm thinking the State needs to be sensitive to such practices when its setting an example right now for its 2025 initiative. I'm sure there are those who will argue otherwise.
Berlin has two companies right now that this zoning ordinance doesn't apply to in my opinion; Laidlaw's plan is too large, and Clean Power's is in conformance with zoning as amended. No reason for either party to consider this act of protection as negative politics; it is what it is, an attempt at protection without any controlling factor of importance on either biomass operation looking currently at Berlin in my opinion. Even if the amendment went into being years ago, in my opinion, it would have no bearing in and of itself with either competing company within the limited wood and grid issues locally. One has completed the studies and provide plans in conformance to the zoning amendments, the other is too big.
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