Ellms Approved As PUC Chair, Council Tables GO-NORTH Contracts

Ellms Approved As PUC Chair, Council Tables GO-NORTH Contracts

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.orgCONCORD – The state’s Executive Council approved a new chair to the Public Utilities Commission and tabled almost $700 million in contracts for a new rural health initiative at its meeting Wednesday.Gov. Kelly Ayotte also nominated Gerard Boyle of Campton to be the Youth Development Center Claims Administrator. He is a retired judge and prior to that, a long-time Plymouth attorney.If confirmed, Boyle will serve at th…

Ellms confirmed as new chair of Public Utilities Commission

Christopher Ellms, former deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Energy, was confirmed by the New Hampshire Executive Council Wednesday to serve as the new chairman of the Public Utilities Commission. Ellms will lead the three-member body, which functions…

Affordability, transparency are priorities for new Public Utilities Commission nominee

Before his current job as deputy commissioner for the Department of Energy, Chris Ellms worked in Republican politics. Some advocates have expressed concern about that background and the potential need for him to recuse himself from several cases.