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New Hampshire’s leading clean energy advocate. We're dedicated to supporting policies and programs that strengthen our state’s economy, protect public health, and conserve natural resources. LEADING THE CHARGE FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE Educating concerned residents, organizations, and community leaders. Advocating for New Hampshire's clean energy transition. EXPLORE : COMMUNITY RESOURCES VISIT RESOURCES DRIVING A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE Working toward a clean energy future here in New Hampshire is a big responsibility, and far too large for one person or organization to tackle alone. So we've built a coalition of clean energy champions, made up of local communities and residents, elected officials and leaders, and organizations committed to a more sustainable future, who are on the front line building a cleaner, greener future right here in the Granite State. BUILDING ENERGY POLICY CONSENSUS To make the successful transition to clean energy, we need structural solutions. The best way to do that is to work with our local elected officials, because they have the power to make New Hampshire a leader in responsibly developed clean energy policy. And as a watchdog at the state agency that regulates essential utility services, the legislature, and around the state, Clean Energy NH has been critical in creating and defending the state's foundational policies that encourage developing an educated workforce, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. BECOME PART OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S LEADING CLEAN ENERGY COALITION "Energy is a complicated issue. Clean Energy NH is doing an amazing job trying to educate everybody - from legislators in Concord to municipalities, homeowners associations, and our cities and towns. And I think the only way that this is going to be successful is if we're all working on this as a group, as a team, and working on it together. Clean Energy NH pulls everybody together and really does look at this as a system. I'm proud to support Clean Energy NH." - Steve Walker, Evari WILL YOU HELP US MAKE THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION? SUBSCRIBE TO OUR MONTHLY NEWSLETTER Never miss the latest news, action alerts, recommended reading, events, and more. SUBSCRIBE JOIN US AT AN UPCOMING EVENT 2026 Legislative Crossover Briefing Apr 10, 2026, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM via Zoom Register Energy Storage Solutions: Reducing Costs, Boosting Resilience Apr 14, 2026, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM The Hotel Concord, 11 S Main St, Concord, NH 03301, USA Register 2026 Local Energy Solutions (LES) Conference Nov 12, 2026, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown, 700 Elm St, Manchester, NH 03101, USA Learn more BECOME A MEMBER Show your support by becoming a member and joining us in the fight to build a cleaner, greener Granite State! JOIN OUR COALITION EXPLORE CLEAN ENERGY INSIGHTS & UPDATES Honoring the Earth: How the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum Powered Its Future With Clean Energy The completed 128-panel solar array on the museum rooftop Written by Andrew Bullock, Executive Director at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum At the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (MKIM) in Warner, NH, everything we do is rooted in a deep respect for the natural world. For more than 35 years, our museum has invited visitors to explore 20,000 years of ongoing Native expression — from breathtaking beadwork and baskets to wooded trails and a living arboretum. Central to Native Americ Clean Energy NH Mar 4 4 min read How Lee’s Library Is Leading with Solar and Storage You may not have realised it, but the Lee Public Library has quietly become one of the most forward-thinking buildings in town. For years, Library Director Hayley Van-Gils has been used to juggling big dreams with small-town realities. The process of renovating has spanned decades, and has ranged from considering entirely new buildings and capitol campaigns to remodelling attempts, with significant efforts from library staff and trustees to complete the additions and basemen Clean Energy NH Mar 3 4 min read YPiE Spotlight: Jack Paloucek Name: Jack Paloucek Title: Energy Efficiency Employer: Eversource Energy City/Town of Residence: Claremont NH Education: Montana State University - Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science w/Soil Science Minor Why did you decide to work in the renewable/clean/clean energy industry? I had always been interested in Sustainability in general, not necessarily clean energy specifically. But my life bath after graduating was all over the place, which I am thankful for and I will g Clean Energy NH Feb 5 5 min read Clean Energy Leader business members are industry leaders committed to transforming New Hampshire's energy future. CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESS LEADERS WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS!

The completed 128-panel solar array on the museum rooftop Written by Andrew Bullock, Executive Director at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum At the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum (MKIM) in Warner, NH, everything we do is rooted in a deep respect for the natural world. For more than 35 years, our museum has invited visitors to explore 20,000 years of ongoing Native expression — from breathtaking beadwork and baskets to wooded trails and a living arboretum. Central to Native American philosophy is the concept of “treading lightly on the Earth,” a principle that has guided indigenous peoples across generations. That same principle guided us through one of the most ambitious undertakings in our museum’s history: a comprehensive clean energy transformation that is now complete — and has exceeded our hopes. A Four-Part Project Built for the Future Our $302,000 energy project was a carefully planned, four-component effort designed to move MKIM toward energy self-sufficiency and long-term financial resilience. 1. A Professional Energy Audit.  We partnered with SEEDS, a professional energy auditing firm, to conduct a thorough Level II Energy Audit of our facility, funded in part by a grant from the Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA). The audit gave us a complete picture of our energy use through thermographic imaging, heat load calculations, and a detailed cost-benefit analysis — serving as the master planning document for everything that followed. 2. Energy Efficiency Improvements.  Based on the audit’s findings, we implemented targeted efficiency measures — tightening the building envelope and improving insulation to maximize the performance of our new systems. 3. A 51 kW Solar Array.  Our museum building has a large, completely unobstructed south-facing roof — an ideal canvas for solar. We installed a 120-panel, 51 kW photovoltaic system that now generates approximately 60,000 kWh (60 megawatt-hours) of electricity per year, far exceeding our annual consumption of about 40,000 kWh (which now includes electric heating). On a typical sunny day, we produce more than 300 kWh — and we were even treated to a front-row seat during the April 2024 solar eclipse, when our production monitor showed output drop to nearly zero as the moon’s shadow passed over Warner! The solar production monitor shows a dramatic decrease in production during the partial eclipse in April 2024. 4. Replacing Oil Furnaces with Air-Source Heat Pumps.  Our 30-year-old oil furnaces have been replaced with commercial air-source heat pumps powered by our solar electricity.  We originally kept our old oil furnaces in case we needed backup on the coldest New Hampshire days, but the heat pumps have easily kept up with our heating needs. The Results: Better Than We Imagined Two years in, the project is delivering on every front — and then some. We have generated 60 megawatt-hours of clean electricity in each of the past two years and have virtually eliminated our utility bills. The reduction in energy costs we projected has become a reality, freeing up an estimated $22,000 annually that can now go directly toward programming, exhibits, and the continued growth of this institution. But the benefit we didn’t fully anticipate — and one that genuinely delights us — is what reliable, affordable heating has done for our calendar. In the past, the cost of heating the museum through a New Hampshire winter forced us to close our doors every November and remain shuttered until early May. This year, for the first time, we are open two days a week all winter long. That means our community, our local visitors, and travelers who find us in the off-season can now experience Native American history, art, and culture year-round. For a museum whose mission is to keep these living traditions visible and accessible, that is an extraordinary development. Winter visitors enjoy Native American games, but can warm up inside now. On the environmental side, the project eliminates an estimated 55,000 pounds of CO₂ from our annual footprint — a meaningful contribution from a small institution with a big sense of responsibility to future generations. A Community Effort, and a Community Thank-You A project of this scale doesn’t happen without a village. The $302,000 total was made possible through an extraordinary coalition of support: a leadership donation from Elizabeth Janeway; grants from the Community Development Finance Authority, the Mascoma Foundation , and two grants from donors through the NH Charitable Foundation ; a business tax credit made possible by the federal Inflation Reduction Act; an incentive from Eversource ; and the generosity of many individual donors. We are deeply grateful to every person and organization who helped make this happen. The project also gave us a new story to tell our visitors. We’re connecting the dots between traditional Native wisdom about living in harmony with the earth and the very real, very practical tools available to all of us today. New Hampshire does not have a federally recognized Native tribe or a reservation, making MKIM one of the only places in our state where residents can connect with living Native American culture. We are proud to be a greener, more financially resilient, and more welcoming institution — open to our community even in the heart of winter. If you’d like to visit, support our work, or simply learn more, we hope to see you soon. About the Author Bullock has a 35-year association with MKIM, having been instrumental in the formation of the collection, as well as serving as a founding member of the Board of Trustees. Director Bullock received his BA in Native Studies from Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and has served as Executive Director at MKIM since 2018. About the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum The Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is an educational and cultural center in Warner, NH, connecting visitors with 20,000 years of ongoing Native American expression through artifacts, exhibits, programming, and a 12-acre campus. Founded in 1990, MKIM welcomes over 8,000 visitors annually, including 2,000 schoolchildren from across New Hampshire. Now open year-round, the museum invites all to explore the rich, living heritage of Native peoples. Learn more at www.indianmuseum.org .

You may not have realised it, but the Lee Public Library has quietly become one of the most forward-thinking buildings in town.  For years, Library Director Hayley Van-Gils has been used to juggling big dreams with small-town realities. The process of renovating has spanned decades, and has ranged from considering entirely new buildings and capitol campaigns to remodelling attempts, with significant efforts from library staff and trustees to complete the additions and basement remodelling Every improvement required back-and-forth meetings with the Select Board, tight budgets, and patient explanations about what a modern library actually is.  Solar on the roof of the Lee Library As Hayley and library patrons can tell you, it’s not just a place for books. It’s a community living room. A safe after-school hangout. A warm place during winter storms. A space where someone new to the area can spend long days with young children and feel less alone. “If we had no books in the building,” Hayley says, “we would still be a community space.” Now, the library has taken on its most ambitious project yet: a municipal solar and battery storage system that will transform it into a true resilience hub for Lee. From Complicated Process to Community Model For towns like Lee, energy projects can feel daunting. Katrin Kasper, Clean Energy NH’s Seacoast Energy Circuit Rider, who lives in Lee, first connected with the library years ago. Through that early involvement, she saw firsthand how complicated it can be to move energy projects forward in small towns. “There really wasn’t anyone who knew what we needed to do to make sure projects got done,” she explains. When she joined Clean Energy NH, she was excited to become that person: someone towns could call to understand funding opportunities, navigate paperwork, and learn what had worked elsewhere. Working with the Lee Library became a proving ground. Together, they explored what once felt out of reach—solar panels, battery backup, long-term savings—and turned possibility into a plan. Why Solar and Batteries? Lee experiences two to six power outages each year. Some last days. One cold February in 2023, a generator failure at the public safety complex. Another day, the old town hall, which resides next to the library, lost power and battled bursting pipes. The library, notably, has never had a generator. When the power went out, it simply closed, sometimes for up to a week. And yet, when the lights go out, access to books, information, and community support is exactly what people need most.  As a parent who once brought her children to the town’s emergency warming center, which was warm but featured cold concrete floors, folding tables, plastic chairs, Katrin has seen firsthand the benefits of the library serving in this role instead. Renovated, welcoming, filled with light, it already felt like home. Why not make it resilient, too? Battery units in the Lee Library basement The answer became a 17.835 kW solar array (41 high-efficiency 435W panels paired with Enphase microinverters) and three Enphase 10C battery units. The system is designed to generate 110% of the library’s electricity load, with room for future upgrades like heat pumps. Battery storage will maintain critical systems for at least 48 hours during an outage, until the sun returns, and then the system can run indefinitely. That means heating controls, cooling, lights, water pump, refrigerator, microwave, and essential computers will continue running. In winter, it provides warmth. In summer, it cools the building down, perfect for community members to enjoy the space on a hot summer day. The Budget Reality For a small library running on a tight annual budget, electricity isn’t just a line item, it’s a stressor. “Our most recent electric bill was astronomical,” Hayley explains. When utility costs spike, the money has to come from somewhere else. Programming. Books. Digital subscriptions. All of these things define the library’s daily impact for the surrounding community. The Friends of the Library often step in to fundraise and soften the blow, but the tradeoffs are becoming overwhelmingly real. When electricity costs more, something else gets less. Solar changes that equation. It stabilises operating costs and frees up dollars for what matters most: community services. The library will even install a public display so visitors can watch energy production in real time. In a building devoted to learning, the solar array becomes a teaching tool. “I cannot wait until the minute we have some sun and I see those numbers rolling in,” Hayley says.  Building Access, Building Resilience This project builds on a track record of thoughtful investment. In recent years, the library secured three American Library Association grants focused on accessibility, including funding dual-height sinks, automatic door openers, and improvements to the wheelchair ramp. Every change reinforced a simple principle: everyone belongs here. Solar and battery storage help make that happen.  When the next storm knocks out power in town, the Lee Public Library won’t go dark. It will glow. Lights on. Heat running. Doors open for the community. And that feels perfectly aligned with what Hayley has said all along: a library isn’t just a place to borrow books. It’s where a community gathers, learns, and takes care of one another, even when the grid goes down.

Name: Jack Paloucek Title: Energy Efficiency Employer: Eversource Energy City/Town of Residence: Claremont NH Education: Montana State University - Bachelors Degree in Environmental Science w/Soil Science Minor Why did you decide to work in the renewable/clean/clean energy industry? I had always been interested in Sustainability in general, not necessarily clean energy specifically. But my life bath after graduating was all over the place, which I am thankful for and I will give a quick snapshot of! After University, I had the opportunity to live and work in New Zealand, where I lived in a rural area, played rugby, and was a consultant for farmers putting together farm sustainability plans. This was during COVID so everything was short lived, which eventually pushed me in the direction of moving to Boston, I worked as a field technician for an environmental remediation company. I was on an oil spill response team, and was confined space rescue certified, it was amazing experience, and no two days were the same. From there, I pursued and acquired my EMT certification to try and become a firefighter in probably the most competitive first responder market in the US...Boston. Despite getting near perfect scores in the written and physical exam, without any connections in the civil service space, I was simply "on the list" until my EMT expired which was two years. During that time, I was also pursuing my growth as a rugby player, which eventually saw me play in Dallas, for some of their inaugural season in Major League Rugby. My commitment to sustainability has always been in the background of my many different life experiences, it was just finding the right opportunity to dive in and fully immerse myself in building a career in it. While I am thankful for all of those different life experiences, I am even more thankful to be in a fulfilling, challenging, and growing field surrounded by very knowledgeable people. What interested you in working at your current employer? It was perfect timing really, I was recovering from an injury that left me unemployed, and I saw the opening for a contract to hire position at Eversource. After some research, and finding out that Eversource is the #1 Energy Efficiency provider in the nation, and the largest utility in New England, I knew it was going to be tough to get in. While the company (and I) both knew that I had limited experience in Energy Efficiency, I am thankful that I was given the opportunity to work in this space. Every day I am learning something new, meeting new people, and helping people that really need it. Describe the work you do in more detail. As an Energy Efficiency Consultant, I work with the Large Commercial and Industrial customers in NH to reduce their energy use. I do this by working with our contracted vendors to conduct audits, identify energy conservation measures, provide recommendations, facilitate connections, and drive energy savings. Which ultimately helps our customers build resiliency, save on O&M costs, and reduce energy costs long term. There is also a sales aspect to our job in NH, we have energy savings goals that we need to achieve as a public utility that is assigned by the Public Utilities Commission, so it is also my job to contact these customers, identify energy savings, and educate them on our program. The NHSaves program is how we educate these customers, it is a brand name operated by all of the utilities in NH, there are no NHSaves employees. By using this NHSaves brand, I am able to apply incentives to any energy savings, this money is to incentivize these customers to make more energy efficient decisions. What do you believe is the most pressing challenge that lies ahead for the clean energy industry in the state? Bringing Eversource customers value is the most exciting part of this job. I have always been interested in helping people, in any capacity. And it is simple, being able to help people understand energy and assist them on where to focus is the hardest part. In a complex space, what I like to focus on that customers really seem to appreciate is what can have the most "bang for their buck". Even assisting in ways that may not be in my job description, like references, or my personal opinions, I love that, there are no shortage of questions in the energy space. What aspect of your job excites you most? Why?  Fortunately, and unfortunately, we are slightly behind our neighboring states, which means that we have the ability to make progress exponentially. But New England in general is spearheading this clean energy transition, energy is expensive, and we have no choice but to work together on building resiliency, and tackling this effort. We are all blessed to be in this space, as we are further ahead in this energy transition than most, and I am confident that the work we are doing in Energy Efficiency will not be going away. What do you believe is the most pressing challenge that lies ahead for the clean energy industry in the state? Education. Whether that be educating the public, the legislature, or even our children, education will be the most pressing challenge in my opinion. There is so much immediate content at our fingertips, sifting through that to find what is the most accurate and up to date information, and how to succeed in this industry at scale with that correct information, that is the challenge. What interested you most about being part of YPiE? (Young Professionals in Energy) I heard about it as soon as I joined the energy space, and following along with other likeminded professionals is amazing to see and be a part of. What advice would you give to someone that is new to the industry or fresh out of college? NETWORK. As much as we love (some of us) being hermits, joining meetings and conferences via online platforms is easy, but not the most effective in building lasting, trusting relationships. As soon as those meaningful connections and relationships are built, the success of your career in this industry will follow. What do you like to do when you aren't working? Fishing, Hiking, Skiing, and my new hobby, Mountain Biking! All with my 2 dogs of course. A typical weekend for me is... Stressing about having too many new hobbies, and choosing which one to do, while simultaneously feeling guilty for leaving some out. What's on your bucket list? I would love to explore southeast Asia. Tell us one thing most people don’t know about you. I was a professional rugby player. Fun Facts: Coffee or Tea? And how do you take it? Black Coffee, and when I am feeling fancy, I will mix up a home latte with frothed milk, cinnamon, and maple syrup. Fave NH Restaurant? A new discovery for me... Buba Noodle Bar in Manchester Fave Musician/Band/Music genre? I love all music, which I know is a copout, but lately I have been listening to a lot of Charley Crockett. Fav Recreational activity? Mountain Biking, probably because it is a new hobby and I am getting better every time I go.