May 11, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. Laidlaw Berlin Biopower, LLC has agreed to supply hot water to Fraser Papers' Gorham, New Hampshire paper mill, free of charge, company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network. The hot water supply will be generated from Laidlaw’s Berlin, NH biomass-energy facility. Laidlaw said that it expects that the deal to result in significant savings for Fraser, which currently operates oil-fired boilers to provide heat for process water and steam at its Gorham mill. According to the deal, Laidlaw has agreed to supply the hot water to Fraser at no charge, in consideration for certain beneficial easements that Fraser will provide to Laidlaw. The water is expected to be supplied via an existing 2.5 mile long pipeline between the Laidlaw and Fraser facilities. The agreement also provides that Laidlaw will fund the costs of an engineering study to explore the feasibility of Laidlaw’s facility supplying Fraser with steam, which would further reduce Fraser’s energy costs.