New Hampshire

New Hampshire

Great Bay Wildlife Refuge in New Hampshire

Solar Hasn’t Won New Hampshire Over, But Efficiency Has

Although New Hampshire isn’t in the forefront of clean energy in New England, the solar power and energy efficiency industries are active there, according to Michael Behrmann, director of New Hampshire Clean Tech Council. In this interview, he said that some solar developers are working around bottlenecks at the state...

New Hampshire Articles

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Cross State Lines for Transmission

This April 20 trial update reveals one jury's conclusion that a project to power a million homes with clean energy can proceed despite a repudiative referendum.
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Another Northeastern Bottleneck

This March 30 story details tension within the United States' , swirling around whether and how the program should target resources to communities at greatest risk of damage from severe weather and energy poverty.
Don't let the sun go down on price reliability, our author urges

(Photo by Don and Suzan Weller, via Flickr Creative Commons.) As the sun sets over Waterford, CT, an expert proposes a price floor in wholesale electricity markets. 

Policy Memo: How We Pay For Free Electricity

As New England states progress towards decarbonization goals, the electricity spot market will see offers from solar and wind generators that incur no marginal cost. That can harm reliability and put some operators hastily out of business. To retain existing resources and the stability they bring, we need to set...
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Did a Transmission Breakthrough Just Slip on a Banana?

This November 2 forecast of a referendum in Maine spells out the decarbonization case for and political case against a hydropower project. (Voters spurned the project on Election Day.)

New Hampshire Quick Data

Energy Efficiency:
Source: ACEEE
Buildings:
Score 5.50 / 9
Utilities:
Score 10.00 / 20
Transportation:
Score 3.50 / 12
Source: DSIRE
Energy Efficiency Programs:
48 Incentives and Policies
Solar Power:
Source: DSIRE
Renewable Energy Programs:
19 Incentives and Policies
Solar Energy Programs:
11 Incentives and Policies
Source: YPCCC
87%

of people in New Hampshire support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2020.

(+1 of the national average)
(est. 936,988 of 1,081,062 adults)

last updated 8/31/2021

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