Perhaps the question that should be asked is: "What's in it for the local opponents for them to so vehemently campaign against a company that will surely ease the tax burden and bring many needed jobs to the area?"
In addition a question that has been asked and ignored for quite a while is:
If Berlin has a grand vision for the Laidlaw site why didn't they purchase it when it originally went up for sale?
The guy hates PSNH he probably took the case for free.
James T. Rodier
James T. Rodier was the founder of Freedom Energy, a pioneering electricity marketer based in New England, in 1997.Mr. Rodier is currently serving as General Counsel for Freedom Energy.He is a nationally recognized speaker on energy deregulation, having made presentations to the management of three of the five largest electric utilities in the country, as well as at numerous national conferences and seminars.
Attorney Rodier is an acknowledged leader in the movement toward retail competition and deregulation of the electric utility industry.He has been referred to by Energy Buyer's Guide as the "champion of New Hampshire deregulation" for his leadership role in restructuring the utility industry.
Whatever happened to competition? - [Cached Version] Published on: 11/9/2003 Last Visited: 11/13/2003 James Rodier, founder of Freedom Energy, a competitive energy broker with a handful of industrial customers in New Hampshire, thinks companies could someday advertise nationally.
"It's not a mass market at this point, but there's going to be a way to make a mass market for it," he said. ... Rodier thinks the state should make PSNH sell its plants and wean its customers from standard suppliers, so that companies that survive the first tumultuous years in the market can grow.
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