NEWS & MEDIA
New Hampshire raids clean energy fund, jeopardizing solar program
New Hampshire’s new state budget redirects an estimated $15 million from a dedicated renewable energy fund into the general fund, likely signaling the end of plans to expand a popular pilot supporting municipal solar developments. [07.23.2025]
Sam Evans-Brown Speaks on Energy Transition
Sam Evans-Brown sees an energy transition on the horizon, as technology improves for solar generating and storing, and electric transportation becomes more affordable. Evans-Brown, executive director of Clean Energy NH, a nonprofit and clean energy advocate, was the latest speaker at the Amos Fortune Forum, a weekly lecture series in Jaffrey. On Friday at the Jaffrey Meetinghouse, he presented “The Energy Transition and Why It’s Inevitable.” [07.22.2025]
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New Hampshire navigates changes to USDA's rural energy grant application
Farmers and small businesses owners were expecting to start submitting their applications for a grant through the Rural Energy for America Program this July 1. But, one day before, the Department of Agriculture released a notice stating that the application window was canceled. It’s not the first time this has happened. Gabe Chelius works at the nonprofit Clean Energy NH providing technical assistance to those wishing to apply for a REAP grant. [07.19.2025]
ICYMI: Shaheen Highlights Key Investments Secured in Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Subcommittee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a full committee markup of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Ag-FDA Appropriations bill. In a unanimous vote, the Committee approved the bipartisan legislation, which would provide $27.1 billion in discretionary funding, including more than $14.7 million for critical projects across the Granite State, helping invest in a wide range of programs benefitting New Hampshire and the country. [07.15.2025]
New Hampshire budget guts Renewable Energy Fund, cuts project funding in half
New Hampshire’s newly signed state budget will transfer nearly all money from the state’s Renewable Energy Fund to the general fund over the next two years, slashing investment in clean energy projects by roughly 50% from recent spending levels and forcing municipalities, school districts, and small businesses to compete for drastically reduced grant money.
Some in New Hampshire see pros, cons in massive bill being debated in Congress
As senators in Washington considered amendments Monday to a massive spending bill, some aspects of the bill were being cheered in New Hampshire, while others were being criticized.
NH Business: Supply and demand for electricity in New England
Fred Kocher talks with Sam Evans-Brown, the Executive Director of Clean Energy New Hampshire, about a projected increase of 11% in New England's demand for electricity.
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Boost Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Investments in Rural Communities
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Energy Circuit Riders Act to help ensure communities in rural America can take advantage of cost savings from energy efficiency and clean energy projects. Shaheen’s bill would establish a new grant program within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development to help eligible entities hire local, on-the-ground experts that travel to rural communities and provide assistance on projects that can help save energy, cut costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
New Hampshire budget bill would defund state renewable energy grant program
House Bill 2, a sprawling budget bill working its way through the New Hampshire Legislature, includes under-the-radar provisions that could gut an important state renewable energy program. The 183-page bill, already approved by the House, includes measures that would redirect millions of dollars from a state renewable energy fund to the general budget and to rebates for utility customers.
Celebrating Leadership in Energy:
2025 NH Energy Champion Award Winners Announced
The eighth annual New Hampshire Energy Week concluded last week, marking another successful year of convening leaders and stakeholders from across the state's diverse energy landscape. With the largest programming schedule to date, the 2025 NH Energy Week featured more than twenty virtual and in-person events that drew participation from across the public and private sectors.
EV Chargers, New Hampshire Tourism, and The Real Story of the Granite State Grid
An article quoting Sam Evans-Brown of Clean Energy NH led to a tweet by host Michael Graham which led to a minor kerfuffle which resulted in a terrific conversation about New Hampshire, EVs, and the real numbers on energy in New England.
New Hampshire’s $1 Billion Gamble: Will Electric Vehicle Chargers Keep the Tourists Coming?
A stark warning echoes through the lush landscapes of New Hampshire: a billion-dollar opportunity might evaporate if the state doesn’t rev up its electric vehicle charging infrastructure. As the needle flickers towards an electric future, an eye-opening study by clean energy proponents draws a line in the sand.
Study claims NH could lose $1.4 billion in tourism revenue if more EV chargers aren't built
New Hampshire could lose more than $1 billion if it doesn't add more electric vehicle chargers, according to a new study from clean energy advocates. The study, conducted by Clean Energy New Hampshire and Ski New Hampshire, found that the state could lose up to $1.4 billion in tourism revenue by 2031 if it fails to add more EV charging stations.
Lack of EV charging infrastructure could cost New Hampshire $1.4 billion in tourist dollars
Nearly 3 million electric vehicles (personal light-duty) are expected to be on New England roads by 2033, according to ISO New England’s 2024 Transportation Electrification Forecast. This is 24 times more than the current number of electric vehicles and expected to approach 30% of the total number of vehicles on the road.
Powering NH's Tourism Economy: The Urgent Need for EV Charging Investment
A new report released by Clean Energy NH and Ski NH, Driving Towards a Sustainable New Hampshire Economy: Supporting New Hampshire's Tourism Industry through EV Charging Infrastructure, highlights a critical challenge: without significant investments in EV infrastructure, New Hampshire’s tourism industry risks losing significant revenue.
EV drivers: From range anxiety to funding anxiety
Electric vehicle drivers motoring in New Hampshire are known to have what’s called “range anxiety.” A lack of widespread charging infrastructure makes EV motorists nervous about how far they can get in the state before they need a charge and whether a charging station will be available to them at any given destination.
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And delays in building public electric vehicle chargers in New Hampshire are risking significant state revenue. A new study finds the state's passive rollout strategy could cost it $1.4 billion by 2031, while other New England states position themselves as attractive destinations for EV owners.
Rural New England needs EV chargers to keep tourism flowing. The Trump administration is making it harder to build them.
When Charyl Reardon needs to charge her electric vehicle quickly, she has to leave her home in New Hampshire’s White Mountains region and drive 65 miles south to the capital city of Concord. For those like Reardon, a resident of the Lincoln Woodstock community in northern New Hampshire, this kind of routine is not uncommon. Public charging stations for electric vehicles, or EVs, are scarce in rural parts of the state.
Housing developers will have a new green financing tool in New Hampshire
A bill on its way to the governor’s desk in New Hampshire could spur new, energy-efficient housing development in the state as soon as this summer, supporters say.
Trump used his first week to make big energy moves. How will those affect NH?
In his first week back in office, President Donald Trump began remaking national energy policy through a string of executive orders, some of which could impact New Hampshire programs aimed at reducing the pollution that drives climate change.
Clean Energy NH Adds Five New Board Members
Clean Energy NH (CENH) is thrilled to expand its leadership team with five board members, each bringing a wealth of expertise and are poised to advance the Granite State’s transition to a zero-carbon energy future.
(Opinion) NH will finally fix its property assessed clean energy law
After more than a decade of trying, New Hampshire is on the verge of adopting a powerful new tool that will help unlock a wide array of measures that will save energy, save money and reduce carbon emissions. This tool is called Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy, or C-PACE, and a bill that has the backing of both parties in the New Hampshire State House seems set for the fast-track this legislative session.
In a ‘reasonably busy year’ for energy bills, debates on administration, offshore wind loom large
A new year, a new governor, and a new Legislature – but many energy debates in New Hampshire remain the same headed into the next administration and season of lawmaking. Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who took office Thursday, often mirrored her predecessor Chris Sununu during her political campaign. She has a similar “all-of-the-above” message on energy, and focused her rhetoric on cost savings for ratepayers.
What Next for Clean Energy in NH?
In the wake of this month’s elections across the United States, many are asking “What will this mean for New Hampshire when it comes to the transition away from dirty fossil fuels and toward clean energy?”
Net metering in limbo
The largest supplier and installer of solar energy projects in the Granite State believes a recent non-decision by the state’s Public Utilities Commission “makes New Hampshire very difficult to do solar at this time.”
Solar net metering program left unchanged, will end in 16 years
New Hampshire regulators have left in place the state’s net metering program, which pays owners of solar panels when they send power to the grid, but a looming expiration date could make financing more difficult.
The order from the Public Utilities Commission makes no substantive changes to the program. Notably, it does not extend the termination date of the net metering program that was established in a 2017 PUC order.
PUC decision on net metering makes future of solar in NH uncertain, expert says
The decision on net metering could have major financial implications for New Hampshire, according to one expert.
Conservative think tanks: NE renewable mandates will cost NH ratepayers billions
The comprehensive mandates that solar, wind and battery power dominate the energy mix in all other New England states will raise electric rates in New Hampshire $74 billion by 2050, according to the report that a group of conservative free-market think tanks released Tuesday.
Sunapee Middle-High School switches from oil to wood for heating
Sunapee Middle-High School is swapping out its old oil-fueled heating system and switching to renewable wood fuel. At an unveiling at the school Friday, officials showed how the new biomass wood boiler heating system will work. Wood chips are deposited into a big metal silo and then carried by a conveyor belt into a boiler, which uses forced hot water to heat the building.
New Hampshire's low-income community solar program is finally nearing the starting line
More than seven years after New Hampshire regulators first approved the idea of using community solar to create savings for low-income households, electric bill discounts are finally on the horizon for the first batch of participants.
In net metering case, New Hampshire regulators focus on costs while ignoring benefits, advocates say
An agreement among utilities, generators, and clean energy advocates didn’t quell skeptical questioning by state utility regulators, who are focused heavily on whether there is a cost burden for other ratepayers.
Net metering hangs in the balance in New Hampshire
A group of interested parties, including the state's utilities and the Granite State Hydropower Association, agreed on a settlement that calls for the rate to stay the same for two years. Read the full article. ​
NH regulators consider changes to the way small renewable energy generators are compensated
New Hampshire's Public Utilities Commission is holding hearings this week on a policy that could shape the future of the state's solar industry. It's called net metering, and it's the way that people with solar panels on homes and businesses get compensated for the electricty they feed back into the grid.
Hudson housing development promises 'net zero' energy costs and new job opportunities
A new development in Hudson promises “net zero” energy costs for homeowners. According to Barrett Hill planners, duplex-style homes are designed to save residents hundreds of dollars on utility bills, and the careful design will keep the utility footprint small while providing green spaces.
Canaan Hardware store among recipients of federal renewable energy grants
Canaan Hardware and Supply received a federal grant to install a solar array that is expected to save the business nearly $10,000 annually. The $56,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program for the Canaan store was part of $10.6 million of funding awarded to businesses and municipalities in New Hampshire through rural development programs, the agency announced last month.
New Hampshire law provides new solar incentives for cities, drops ineffective consumer rebate program
A recently signed New Hampshire law makes significant changes to the operations of the state’s Renewable Energy Fund, directing money to help towns and cities develop municipal solar projects and ending a residential solar rebate program that was generally viewed as deeply flawed.
The 'Wild West' of hooking up large solar projects in New Hampshire
Nearly two years ago, a Goshen couple signed a contract to allow an energy company to build a solar farm on their mountainside property. But the project has faced continuous delays – stalling, too, the life plans the family made around it.
Large New Hampshire solar projects face delays to connect to power grid
When conveyor belt manufacturer Wire Belt opened its new facility in Bedford, N.H., last fall, the company looked forward to saving money and fighting climate change with a 2,400-panel solar array installed on the roof.
New England utilities plan ‘transformational’ data platform to make it easier to calculate energy savings
A group of New England utilities plans to seek federal funding for a regional energy data platform that would make it easier for consumers and contractors to estimate potential savings from efficiency upgrades or new electric technologies.
Large New Hampshire solar projects face delays trying to connect to power grid
When conveyor belt manufacturer Wire Belt opened its new facility in Bedford, N.H., last fall, the company looked forward to saving money and fighting climate change with a 2,400-panel solar array installed on the roof.
Citizens Champions Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Through Local Grant Program
Citizens announced today seven nonprofits selected as its 2024 Champions in Action®. Each Champion in Action will receive $50,000 in unrestricted funding, as well as promotional support from local media partners and volunteers from Citizens to support their work improving energy efficiency within their own operations or expanding access to clean or renewable energy services in the communities they serve.
As NH looks to federal money to expand EV charging, losing out on grants is a blow
New Hampshire lost out on about $15 million of federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, according to an announcement from the federal highway administration, dealing a blow to the state's efforts to build out a more robust EV charging network.
Opinion: Utilities need a business model that’s aligned with the needs of society
For nearly twenty years electricity consumption has been pancake flat in the United States, but that era is about to end. Electrification is coming. Electric vehicles are hitting the road much faster than we ever anticipated. There are currently just over 10,000 EVs registered in New Hampshire, but by 2032 there are forecast to be more than 165,000.
Grants would help less affluent New Hampshire towns invest in public solar projects
New Hampshire’s energy department is preparing to road-test a grant program meant to help disadvantaged cities and towns access the environmental and financial benefits of solar power. The state plans to use $1.4 million from the 2021 federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Act to help fund the installation of solar projects up to 60 kilowatts on municipal buildings or land. The grant will cover up to 95% of the costs of a qualifying solar project for lower-income cities and towns and 60% for other municipalities.
Shaheen Introduces Legislation to Help Rural Communities Benefit from Investments in Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency
(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced The Energy Circuit Riders Act, legislation to help ensure communities in rural America can take advantage of historic investments in energy efficiency and clean energy. Shaheen’s bill would establish a new grant program within USDA Rural Development to help eligible entities hire local, on-the-ground experts that travel to rural communities and provide assistance on projects that can help save energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
New Hampshire seeks IRA grant to help low-income residents tap the benefits of solar
New Hampshire’s Department of Energy has requested a $70 million federal grant to expand community solar programs for low-income residents, an infusion of funds that supporters said could lower energy bills, accelerate decarbonization, and perhaps even catalyze the development of much-needed affordable housing.
Read the full article.
Advocates fear NH clean energy proposal would pit nuclear against solar, wind
Climate and clean energy advocates in New Hampshire say a pending proposal to define nuclear power as clean energy could undercut solar and wind power in the state.
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Though the details are still in the works, state Rep. Michael Vose, chair of the legislature’s science, technology, and energy committee, is drafting a bill that would allow nuclear power generators, such as New Hampshire’s Seabrook Station, to receive payments for contributing clean energy to the grid.
New Hampshire Delegation Welcomes Nearly $500,000 to Expand Energy Efficiency Efforts in Rural Communities
(Washington, DC) – U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) alongside U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that $499,128 is heading to Clean Energy NH to support the expansion of their work to assist small businesses and agricultural producers in New Hampshire’s rural communities with energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. These funds were allocated through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Technical Assistance as part of nearly $2 billion in funding provided for REAP through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
(Opinion) NHSaves is back before the PUC
Imagine you could go to the store and purchase a coupon for one dollar, and that coupon provides the recipient with two dollars and twenty-seven cents. It’s likely the stores offering these coupons wouldn’t be able to keep them in stock. Savvy shoppers would scoop up those coupons by the armload, and the staff at the store may have to limit customers from taking too many.
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This imaginary scenario is absurd, but in broad strokes it also describes the state’s energy-efficiency policies, which operate under the brand name “NHSaves.” The next iteration of the state’s three-year energy efficiency plan is set to be approved by state regulators by the end of November, and the programs as a whole are forecast to generate $2.27 in benefits for Granite Staters for every dollar invested.
How long-term procurement could help ratepayers and get clean energy projects built
A new long-term energy procurement law in the state is slated to create a market of power purchase agreements between utilities and energy generators for as long as 20 years.
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Proponents this past legislative session viewed Senate Bill 54, signed into law by Gov. Chris Sununu in August, as a financial mechanism to benefit ratepayers hit hard by the price volatility of natural gas. The new law allows Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities – the three utilities regulated by the state’s Public Utilities Commission – to enter into multi-year purchase power agreements for up to 2 million megawatt-hours annually. Prior, the utilities were restricted to six-month rate contract agreements.
Read the full article.
In unexpected move, New Hampshire utilities voice support for solar net metering
New Hampshire’s electric utilities have come out in favor of continuing the state’s current system for compensating customers who share surplus solar power on the grid.
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Eversource, Unitil, and Liberty Utilities surprised clean energy advocates by submitting joint testimony to state regulators last month endorsing the state’s current net metering structure. The program credits customers roughly 75% of the standard electricity rate for any unused solar generation that flows back onto the grid and is used by other customers.
As NH sets out to gauge energy efficiency awareness, some say education isn’t enough
CONCORD, NH – Communities and organizations in six rural counties will share $11 million in federal funds awarded through grants from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC).
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Created by the US Congress in 2008, the NBRC is a federal-state partnership working to alleviate economic challenges in northern counties across New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. In New Hampshire, projects are eligible for the Catalyst program in all, or portions of, Belknap; Carroll; Cheshire; Coos; Grafton, and Sullivan Counties.
As NH sets out to gauge energy efficiency awareness, some say education isn’t enough
The latest triennial energy efficiency plan filed by New Hampshire’s utility companies could save consumers $675 million, prevent 2 million tons of greenhouse gases from going into the atmosphere, and support 1,718 full-time jobs.
How the Inflation Reduction Act is helping to jumpstart New Hampshire’s long-stalled climate plan
New Hampshire — long an outlier among New England states on climate action — is on its way to creating a new climate plan for the first time in 14 years.
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The state budget adopted last week includes a $3 million federal grant from a program intended to support the development of climate action plans across the country.
Sununu announces support for proposed transmission lines for Canadian hydropower
Gov. Chris Sununu expressed his support today for a proposed electric transmission project that could bring hydropower from Canada into New England through Vermont and New Hampshire. The Twin States Clean Energy Link is a proposal to move that hydropower using existing routes for power lines and new, buried power lines along state roadways.
NH regulators approve Unitil plan for Kingston solar array
New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan from the utility company Unitil to build a solar array. The company says it’s set to be the largest in the state. Unitil spokesperson Alec O’Meara said the company plans to begin construction later this year.
NH regulators approve Unitil plan for Kingston solar array
New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan from the utility company Unitil to build a solar array. The company says it’s set to be the largest in the state. Unitil spokesperson Alec O’Meara said the company plans to begin construction later this year.
Read the full article.
More electric vehicles are coming. But NH lawmakers are split on charging infrastructure study bill.
The number of electric vehicles on New England roads is growing. But people driving EVs don’t have many charging options in New Hampshire. A bill introduced in the state Senate would create a committee to study how the state could help fund the development of more charging infrastructure. But legislators are split on the issue.
New Hampshire bill would offer new path for utilities to procure electricity
Long a proponent of allowing the free market to dictate energy sources and prices, the administration of Gov. Chris Sununu is now having second thoughts. Citing New Hampshire’s soaring electricity prices, the administration is pushing legislation that would allow electric distribution utilities to buy power directly from generators rather than solicit new energy resources from regional wholesale markets. Read the full article.
New Hampshire sits out on $3.6B Northeast clean hydrogen hub proposal
Much of the Northeast joined together last week in submitting a whopping $3.62 billion proposal to the federal government in hopes of becoming a regional clean hydrogen hub. Missing from the announcement was New Hampshire. Read the full article.
Over 2 million more electric vehicles estimated in New England over next decade
New England's grid operator says approximately 2.4 million more electric vehicles could be driving on the region's roads in the next decade. But clean energy advocates say without significant improvements to EV infrastructure and policy in New Hampshire, uptake here will lag behind. Read the full article.
PUC report spurs concerns about future of state’s energy efficiency programs
In 2021, New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission sent the state’s energy utilities into turmoil: It approved a plan to slash funding for the “NHSaves” energy efficiency program down to 2017 levels, sparking an outcry and legal challenges from the utilities. Read the full article.
Clean Energy NH Adds Six New Board Members
Clean Energy NH, the state’s leading advocate for a zero carbon energy system, is pleased to announce that the following individuals have joined its board of directors. Read the full article.
In N.H., frustrations and finger-pointing as Dems try again on climate legislation
For the fourth year in a row, Democratic lawmakers and their allies in New Hampshire will push for the state to join the rest of New England in codifying state-level greenhouse gas reduction goals. Read the full article.
Public Utilities Commission issues report on energy efficiency ahead of next plan deadline
New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission released a report earlier this month on energy efficiency, detailing their findings from an investigation launched in August assessing how those programs work. Read the full article.
New England grapples with sky-high electricity rates as Ukraine war squeezes gas supply
New Englanders are contending with some of the highest electricity rates in the country this winter as they weather the transatlantic ripple effects of a global gas crunch. Residents of New England’s six states have thus far enjoyed a relatively mild winter without rolling blackouts. Read the full article.
From Climate Exhortation to Climate Execution
There are about a hundred and forty million homes in the United States. Two-thirds, or about eighty-five million, of them are detached single-family houses; the rest are apartment units or trailer homes. Read the full article.
Evans-Brown: Yes, your electric bill just went crazy. Here’s what you can do about it
On Dec. 1, electric supply rates for Unitil customers went from 17.8 cents per kwh to 33.7 cents. When you get your next bill, it will be somewhere between $85 and $100 higher than your last one. Read the full article.
New Hampshire’s latest energy strategy: blame other states for rising costs
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu’s administration is taking aim at the five other New England states, blaming their investments in renewable energy for higher electricity costs regionwide. Read the full article.
Opinion: Don’t get left behind, New Hampshire
In 2019, author and investor Ramez Naam opined that the world had entered the “Third Phase of Clean Energy.” He concluded, based on large volumes of data, that a threshold had been crossed and it was now cheaper to build new renewable energy resources than to operate existing fossil fuel resources. Read the full release.
State regulators approve Eversource’s electric vehicle infrastructure plan
A plan from Eversource to spend about $2 million helping to build out electric vehicle charging infrastructure in New Hampshire was approved by the Public Utilities Commission late Monday. Read the full article.
Community Power Rules Finalized:
Regulators Open the Door to Revolutionary Community Electricity Programs
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission finalized the long-awaited rules which will govern New Hampshire’s community power aggregation program. The creation of this program will help to realize the potential of market competition in New Hampshire’s electricity sector which began more than two decades ago, in 1996. Read the full press release.
Ride and Drive Expo Showcases Latest in EV Market
Unitil Corporation, a provider of natural gas and electricity to customers in New England, teamed up with Clean Energy NH for an electric vehicle Ride and Drive Expo last weekend that attracted dozens of EV enthusiasts and put some curiosity seekers behind the wheel for the first time. Read the full press release.
NH takes a step towards being serious about EV's -
But the PUC dodges a decision to incentivize public charging infrastructure
Via The NH Business Review
By: Sam Evans-Brown
Every time someone with an electric vehicle plugs it in and charges it overnight, they are saving money for their friends, neighbors and every other customer of their electric utility. Every Time. Don't believe me? Here's how it works. Read the full press release.
North Country Communities Vote For Clean Energy
Throughout the course of the past week, five Coos County communities approved funding for solar projects which
combined will result in over a half a million dollars in energy savings over their lifetimes and leverage as much as
$340 thousand dollars in grant support. Read the full press release.
Clean Energy NH and Conservation Law Foundation Appeal PUC Efficiency Decision to the NH Supreme Court
Today, in collaboration with the Conservation Law Foundation, Clean Energy NH filed an appeal challenging the Public Utilities Commission’s decision to drastically cut the state’s energy efficiency programs, which are delivered under the banner of NH Saves. The PUC struck a dramatic blow to NH Saves in a draconian order issued on November 12 of last year, and have refused to reconsider their decision. Read the full press release, or read the appeal.
Clean Energy NH Announces New Board of Directors and Slate of Officers
Clean Energy NH (CENH), a nonprofit organization advocating on behalf of clean energy policies and technologies to build a stronger economic future in New Hampshire, announces the appointment of five new members to its Board of Directors and its 2022 slate of officers. Read the full press release.
Clean Energy Champions Recognized at Annual Member Holiday Event
Clean Energy NH (CENH), the Granite State’s leading clean energy advocate and educator, has announced the winners of its annual awards. Read the full press release.
Chris Skoglund to Join Clean Energy NH
Skoglund has been a pivotal state official on energy policy for over a decade
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. Read the full press release.
Lawsuit Filed Challenging Decision Defunding NH Saves
Municipalities, Housing Authorities and Efficiency Contractors Join Forces to Challenge PUC Decision
Today Clean Energy New Hampshire and nine other energy efficiency advocates filed a lawsuit requesting an injunction that would stay an order issued by the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission last month. The order would cut the funding of the popular NH Saves energy efficiency programs by more than 50 percent.
The lawsuit documents can be found here.
"The documents and testimony compiled in this lawsuit demonstrate that if not stayed, this order will result in irreparable harm to countless New Hampshire businesses," said Sam Evans-Brown Executive Director of Clean Energy NH, "We urge the Superior Court to act swiftly to provide these businesses with relief while the PUC order is reconsidered."
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View the updated EERS Legal Fight Page.
Clean Energy NH, Local Communities and Local Contractors
Sue to Block Cuts to Efficiency Programs
Clean Energy New Hampshire, in conjunction with local efficiency contractors and others that will be harmed by a November 12th order from utility regulators, announced it will file a lawsuit in the New Hampshire Superior Court.
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Read the full article Here.
Clean Energy NH Announces New Deputy Director
Stay Work Play NH Veteran Moves to Growing Clean Energy Organization
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Clean Energy New Hampshire (CENH) is adding to its team with the appointment of Beth San Soucie as Deputy Director. San Soucie most recently served as the Director of Communications at Stay Work Play New Hampshire, a nonprofit dedicated to attracting and retaining more young people to New Hampshire. Read the full press release.
Clean Energy NH Comments in Energy Storage Docket
Read them here!
NEW Solar Report & NH Specific Factsheet Released
NEW report shows small-scale solar produced wholesale energy market benefits of $1.1 billion for ALL New England ratepayers from 2014-2019. Read the report here and view the NH factsheet here
Understanding the FERC net metering petition
June 10, 2019
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Clean Energy NH welcome new board members
January 3, 2019
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Clean Energy NH Statement on HB365 Upheld Veto
September 18, 2019
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NH hosts world's first electric vehicle relay!
September 16, 2019
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Clean Energy NH Statement on HB365 Veto
June 3, 2019
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Clean Energy NH Welcomes Two New Board of Directors Members
April 22, 2019
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