The Board meets on the first and third Monday of each month. Meetings begin at 1:00 p.m. and are held in the department conference room at 65 Lafayette Ave, Littleton. Board meetings are open to the public and time is allotted for public comments at each meeting.
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The regularly scheduled business meeting of the Littleton Water and Light (LWL) Board of Commissioners (BOC) began at 1:01 p.m. on Monday, August 3, 2026, in the LWL conference room. Present were Commissioner Cooper, Commissioner Ralph Ross, Commissioner BG Frazier, CEO Lori Hogan, and Accounting Manager Tammy Talotta.
Public Attendance: None
MINUTES REVIEW:
The minutes of July 20, 2026, regularly scheduled Commissioners meeting were reviewed.
Commissioner Cooper made a motion to approve the minutes as presented, seconded by Commissioner Frazier.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
APPOINTMENTS: None
CUSTOMER & PUBLIC CONCERNS:
Mrs. Hogan noted that Mike Sheppard has questions with his quote for a line extension. I asked him to wait for Justen’s return on August 11th, and each job is different and I’m unsure what variables Justen considered.
OPERATIONS MANAGER: None
CEO & TREASURER:
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the MD&A for the audit period ending 2025. Commissioner Cooper noted a date reference to 2023 that was not updated. With this change you are good to send to the auditors for inclusion with the audited financial statements. Mrs. Hogan wanted to know if the Commissioners would like to meet with the Audit Manager. They indicated unless there is a specific concern that they are all set.
Mrs. Hogan reviewed the proposed rate schedule for large load customers. The new rate would be G-0 and would apply to electric customers in excess of 750,000 kWh per month on average. This rate schedule is designed to allow for a custom rate based on the variables outlined in the policy. This will provide protection to the utility for the potential impact of large load customers.
Commissioner Ross made a motion to approve the G-0 rate schedule as presented, seconded by Commissioner Frazier.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
We are still awaiting results of the hydraulic study from the Dufresne Group.
Light Shift Energy will present to the Technical Review Committee for the BESS. The current proposed date is 8/27 or 8/28. Commissioner Frazier noted she was going to be out of the state and would like to request the meeting be the first week of September. Ed Cherian was excited to be invited to join the Technical Review Committee as an individual representative member.
Mrs. Hogan discussed the 90% power load factor requirement for the commercial rate schedules. There was a discussion about the replacement of Shaw’s transformer and the use of kVA for the calculation of capacity if not complying with the policy.
Well B was approved by the NH DES for SRF Funding, it placed 7th on the priority list for the state. We discussed the maximum grant of approximately $360,000 with matching low interest loan. To accept the above a warrant article needs to be approved by the voters in the upcoming meeting. Mrs. Hogan presented a copy of the proposed warrant article.
Commissioner Frazier made a motion to approve the warrant article for Well B as presented and to submit it to the town, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
The primary meter at circuit 3315 with National Grid is still not recording. We are providing load estimates and recently it was found that National Grid is increasing our load estimates by 3%. Joseph Murphy explained that this has occurred since 2016 and is to account for load loss from the connection as allowed by ISO-NE and FERC. I’ve forwarded the email to our consultant ENE for review.
Mrs. Hogan reviewed a draft of the 2027 budget development recommendations for revenue, salaries & wages and expenses. Commissioner Frazier asked questions about the 2.5% water rate increase and the 0% electric increase proposed. There was a lot of discussion about the history of the water department losing money for more than 20 years. Originally, the phase in plan outlined 20 – 30% increases in water rates over 2 years. However, the receipt of the SRF funding offset that need for 2027, so we are only proposing an inflation adjustment. Why a 0% for electric considering some of the high market rates experienced in 2026. Mrs. Hogan noted that we try to adjust our forecast in response to those increased costs. Our hope is to utilize the BESS to mitigate the market influences and to not just raise rates. We need to be creative and unlike water the electric department does have a positive bottom line and healthier reserves. Additionally, if electric costs exceed plan the department maintains a $3.8 million dollar “rate stabilization” reserve. At last resort, if we receive significant bills from ISO-NE, the commissioners have the authority to change electric rates immediately to respond.
There was a lot of discussion about various expense savings initiatives with comments noted.
Mrs. Hogan noted that the first draft of the budget will be available in September with hearings to be held in October with final approval & capital planned for November.
Commissioner Ross made a motion to enter non-public under RSA 91-A:3, II (a) at 2:34 pm, seconded by Commissioner Frazier.
The roll call vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
Commissioner Frazier made a motion to exit non-public session at 2:51pm, seconded by Commissioner Ross.
The roll call vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
Commissioner Ross made a motion to seal the minutes of the non-public session, seconded by Commissioner Frazier.
The roll call vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0
GENERAL / OTHER BUSINESS: None
Commissioner Ross made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Commissioner Frazier.
The vote was in favor of the motion 3-0-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:53 p.m.
The regularly scheduled Commissioner’s meeting is held twice monthly on the first and third Monday, at 1:00 p.m., in the Department’s conference room.