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MALCOLM ANDERSON: MAN ON A MISSION
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JULY 2025 | VOL. 90 NO. 6
Report: Northern New England Energy Conference
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From left: Keith and Carla Finley, from Keith’ s Meter Service; Scott Vestal of Civicon; and Rick Parady from Keith’ s Meter Service, at the Northern New England Energy Conference. Credit Dave Campbell.
DEPARTMENTS
4 EDITOR’ S NOTE 6 NEWS 8 EIA / FUELS 12 STATE BY STATE 14 BUSINESS OPERATIONS 29 HVAC / HYDRONICS 33 CLASSIFIEDS 34 AD INDEX
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
15 Energy Choice is a Hot Topic
Jeff Tounge on the industry’ s fight for consumer choice.
16 Report: Northern New England Energy Conference 19 Propane Products & Services: A Directory
24 Eastern Energy Expo
Malcolm Anderson is a man on a mission; wise counsel for young techs; OESP award winners and scholarship recipients.
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26 Water Heaters: A Roundup
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HVAC / HYDRONICS
30 Blower Control Boards: Part Two
George Lanthier offers comments and cautions.
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