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Sununu signs N.H. energy efficiency bill, restoring programs after PUC order
On Thursday, Gov. Chris Sununu signed H.B. 549, a compromise bill that gained bipartisan support after the state’s Public Utilities Commission made major cuts to the state’s energy efficiency programs. The bill was pushed by many as a way to resolve the confusion and disruption resulting from a Public Utilities Commission ruling on energy efficiency. In…
Read MoreUtilities commission walks back energy efficiency decision, restoring NHSaves budgets to 2020-2021 levels
The Public Utilities Commission has restored funding for energy efficiency programs through NHSaves, allowing budgets to return to 2020-2021 levels, in a Thursday decision. According to the Thursday order, the commission changed course because of the consumer advocate’s recent appeal before the New Hampshire Supreme Court, saying it is “just and reasonable and in the…
Read MoreChris Skoglund to Join CENH
After more than a decade leading climate mitigation efforts as a state employee, Chris Skoglund will join Clean Energy NH as the new Director of Energy Transition. “I could not be more excited to welcome Chris to the team,” said Clean Energy NH Executive Director, Sam Evans-Brown. “There is so much work to be done…
Read MoreSAVE THE DATE: 2022 NH Clean Energy Week
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Read MoreMidday solar power cuts region’s carbon emissions by 1/4
Sunshine on photovoltaic panels from Connecticut to Maine can reduce the carbon intensity of the New England power grid – the measured amount of “CO2 equivalent” emitted by power plants per kilowatt-hour – by at least one quarter, according to an interesting new website. The site is electricityMap | Live CO₂ emissions of electricity consumption. It…
Read MoreEnergy Audit: Goosebay Sawmill and Lumber
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021 Business Name: Goosebay Sawmill & Lumber Inc.Website: https://goosebaylumber.net/Industry: Sawmill; hardwoods & softwoodsLocation: Chichester, NHSBDC Advisor: Hollis McGuire; Julie Glosner; Andrea O’Brien From Wall Street to the lumber yard. That’s just a small glimpse into Lydia West’s journey. Lydia is the Chief Financial Officer for Goosebay Sawmill and Lumber, Inc. in Chichester, but as she…
Read MoreAs Solar Interconnection Costs Rise, Who Should Pay to Improve the Grid?
Sam Evans-Brown The cost of connecting a completed solar project to the grid is rising. James Hasselbeck, the Director of Operations at Revision Energy, told attendees of the NH Energy Summit in September that “We’ve seen those interconnection costs double to triple in the past 3 years alone in the state of New Hampshire.” “The…
Read MoreLocal Energy Solutions (LES) Conference
Join Clean Energy NH on October 8th at the Grappone Center in #Concordnh for the 2021 LES Conference! Featuring a Keynote from Elizabeth Wilson, Director of the Dartmouth Irving Institute for Energy and Society. Get your tickets before they’re sold out! nhenergy.org/conference
Read MoreSave the date: New Hampshire Oyster Week is coming up September 19-25!
Organized by our friends at the NH Shellfish Farmers Initiative, the #OysterWeekNH is all about supporting our local NH Oyster Farmers with many fun-filled events (like the kick-off “OysterFest” on September 19 from 12-5pm at The Stone Church Music Club). Want all the details? Head “oyster” to https://oysterweeknh.com!OysterFest kick-off: https://www.facebook.com/events/907152630146558/
Read MoreN.H. Community Power Bill Moves Forward, With New Compromise
A bill that would transform municipalities’ control of their energy sources will now move forward, after advocates and legislators found agreement on key elements. The House Science, Technology and Energy committee voted unanimously on Monday morning to recommend that the full House pass an amended version of the community power bill. Link: https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-community-power-bill-moves-forward-new-compromise#stream/0
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