NH Community Energy Project

Who We Are

First there was the Carbon Coalition and the NH Climate Change Resolution. Adopted by 164 Towns in New Hampshire, the resolution calls for action and the creation of local energy committees.

The New Hampshire Community Energy Project is a project devoted to the objective distribution and sharing of information. Germinating during the series of statewide sessions for local energy committees, this idea began to take form during the meetings as discussion focused on how to keep everyone informed. The decision to pursue this effort arose from the first meeting of the Rockingham/Strafford Energy Committee Alliance.

This is a grassroots effort reflecting our belief that this issue can and will be solved from the ground up. We are not, and will never be, part of the government. While some may work for the government, this effort is a personal passion and based on the freedom of speech and exchange of ideas.

New Hampshire Communities (and others)

The New Hampshire Communities link will take you to a page indicating Cities and Towns throughout New Hampshire who have made a choice to take action. To find out more information on what these communities are currently doing and how you can get involved simply click on the desired community.

We have also added links on the community page to websites for other communities outside the Granite State to provide examples, information, and exposure to what other communities are working on - some of these communities are doing some great work, check them out.

Projects

• Inventory: What do you have?

• Benchmark: How does it compare?

• Audit: How does it perform?

• Carbon Calculators: What is your carbon footprint?

• Presentations: Presentations given to Local Energy Committees and other members of the public.

• Energy Efficiency Ordinances and Codes: What is out there and how it is done.

• Small Wind Energy System Ordinances: Encourage wind turbines and protects the public's interests.

• Greentags: What are they, where are they, who has them, and the local example.

• Grant Opportunities: There are several grant opportunities that may be available to local energy committees.

• Energy Performance Contracts: Overview of Energy Performance Contracts, a tool municipalities can use to pay for energy efficiencies improvements through energy cost savings.

Resources

Non-Profits:

• NH Carbon Challenge;
• Carbon Coalition;
• Clean Air - Cool Planet;
• NH Sustainable Energy Association;
• ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability;
• Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative - PAREI;
• The Jordan Institute;
• The Piscataqua Sustainability Initiative
• Carbon Solutions New England

Governmental:

• New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning(OEP);
• US Department of Energy (DOE);
• US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Reports

Technology

Solar

Wind

Hydro

Geothermal

Renewable Fuels

Combined Heat and Power

District Heating

Getting Started & Using This Page

This website is designed to allow anyone who has created an account to edit, alter, and contribute to the website at any time. This allows for greater accuracy and more timely updates regarding the efforts being taken by communities throughout New Hampshire. Contributing to the website is as easy as creating an account and clicking on the edit tab at the top of whatever page you would like to alter. For a full User's Guide, please click on the link provided below. And remember, this is YOUR website!

MediaWiki FAQ

MediaWiki User's Guide

Basic Editing

Basic Editing Formats

Advanced Editing Formats

Two-page Basic Editing Document

Contacts

Mysterious - aren't we?

wiki bureaucrats:

Clay Mitchell - clayaz(at)comcast.net

Mike Behrmann - mjbehrmann(at)gmail.com