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Energy Circuit Rider Updates


Melissa Elander is Clean Energy NH's North Country Energy Circuit Rider. An Energy Circuit Rider is a shared staff person providing services to multiple cities and towns across a region. The Energy Circuit Rider helps towns and schools plan, finance, and implement energy-saving upgrades to buildings and infrastructure as well as projects that focus on renewable energy technologies. Working side-by-side with municipal officials, ECRs provide capacity and expertise to support informed decision-making.

January 2021 Update :

Update from the Bethlehem Energy Commission:  
The Bethlehem Energy Commission (BEC) has been working to get the right amount of clean energy to our public facilities. BEC assisted in the development of a solar project to offset 100% of the electricity at the Profile School, our regional middle/high school. This will be funded by a PPA which enables us to get the project up and running without increasing property taxes.
BEC is now in the planning stage for another PV project, this one designed to handle demand for the other town facilities, including town hall, street lights, library, and elementary school. It may be possible to pay for this up front with some grant funding, help from the town’s general fund, and redirecting what we are already paying for electricity.
BEC also helped to set up an energy audit by NH DES of the municipal wastewater treatment plant. Some energy conservation and efficiency measures were identified, and there is a recommendation to switch to solar for electricity supply here, as well.

​Update from the Stratford Select Board:
The Stratford Select Board is committed to improving the energy efficiency of the municipal buildings and reducing costs.  Energy audits have been completed at the Stratford Public Library and Stratford Fire Station with assistance from Eversource.  An energy audit was completed at Fuller Town Hall using a grant offered by the Community Facilities Energy Assessment Program at NH Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA).  
 
The energy audit completed at the Stratford Public Library showed significant savings associated with installing insulation on the basement walls.  This project qualified for a 50% rebate from Eversource and is projected to save 286 gallons of heating oil per year, equivalent to $515 per year.  The Select Board hopes to complete insulation upgrades at the Fire Station in early 2021. 
 
In addition to improving the energy efficiency of the municipal buildings, the Select Board is looking to achieve greater savings by transitioning to renewable energy.  The town has submitted a USDA Community Facilities grant to upgrade the lighting to LEDs at the Town Hall and Fire Station and install a solar array on the roof of Fuller Town Hall to offset 100% of the electrical usage of that building. 


Update From the Town of Pittsburg: 
Towns around the North Country are switching to LED lights to save money and energy.  Pittsburg completed interior LED lighting upgrades at the Fire Station and Town Hall.  The projects qualified for a 50% incentive from Eversource.  The Fire Station upgrades are projected to save $3,476 per year and show a payback of 2.3 years.  The Town Hall lighting upgrades are projected to save $713 per year and show a payback of 3.2 years.  
 
In addition to the interior lighting upgrades in municipal buildings, the Pittsburg Select Board is moving forward with updating the streetlights to LEDs.  In addition to saving energy LEDs have longer lifetimes than other types of lights, which means fewer replacements and lower maintenance costs.  The project qualifies for a 26% incentive from Eversource, and the LEDs are expected to reduce the electricity bill for the streetlights by 69%.  The project shows a payback of 1.6 years.
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  • LES Work Group
    • About Us
    • Work Group Members
  • LES Projects
    • Conference
    • Renewable Energy Tool Belt
    • Newsletter >
      • July 2020
      • Summer Community Power Update
      • June 2020
      • March 2020 >
        • City, Town, County leaders form CPNH
      • January 2020
      • December 2019 >
        • Community Power Puzzle
      • October 2019
      • September 2019 >
        • Hanover Leads on Clean Energy
        • EE Relationship Managers
      • Summer 2019
      • May 2019 >
        • Spring, Solar in Lancaster
      • April 2019 >
        • John Stark HS Woodchip Boiler
      • March 2019 >
        • Offshore Wind Workforce Opportunities
      • February 2019
      • January 2019
      • December 2018
      • November 2018 >
        • GSS Solar Field
        • Solar Electrician Apprenticeship
      • October 2018 >
        • Derry 86kW Solar Array
        • UNH Biomass Boiler, Froling
      • September 2018 >
        • Littleton COOP Efficiency
        • Solar & Squam Lakes Assoc.
        • September Job Postings
      • August 2018
      • July 2018 >
        • NH State of Charge
        • Claremont Solar Saves $1 Million
        • NH Solar Shares Receives Grant
      • June 2018
      • May 2018
      • April 2018 >
        • View from the North Country
        • Claremont Municipal Champion Award
      • March 2018 >
        • Newport, Sunshine Town
        • Utility Streetlight Tariffs
      • February 2018 >
        • Dover Saves $ on Energy Upgrades
        • Liberty Utilities Energy Storage
        • Phillips Exeter Solar Array
    • Webinars
    • North Country Programs >
      • Energy Circuit Rider Updates
      • Weatherize North Country
      • Resources for North Country Businesses and Non Profits
      • North Country Energy News >
        • Shelburne, NH's Success in Energy Efficiency and Solar
        • Glen House and Howie Wemyss Take Initiative on Hospitality Energy Projects
    • For Local Energy Committees
    • Benchmark NH
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