Renewable Energy

Learn About Renewable Energy in NH

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• Solar​

  • CESA’s A Homeowner’s Guide to Solar Financing: Leases, Loans and PPAs helps homeowners make sound decisions and select the best financing options for their needs

  • Lets Go Solar resource that provides simple, actionable information to help consumers feel confident finding the best renewable energy solutions for their homes.

• Biomass​

  • Community Roadmap to Renewable Woody Biomass Energy:  A Step by Step Decision Making Tool for New Hampshire ​Communities

  • ​Feel Good Heat

• Wind

  • Distributed Wind Energy Zoning and Permitting: A Toolkit for Local Governments

• Combined Heat & Power

  • ​Review the EPA’s guide to Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs: Combined Heat and Power

• General

  • Read the EPA’s guide to Developing and Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs: On-Site Renewable Energy Generation

• View various resources at the Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy’s State and Local Solution Center

Assess Renewable Energy Financing Opportunities

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• Find a comprehensive list of incentives by state through DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Energy Efficiency) or see the links below 

• NHSaves: Financing 

• NH Public Utilities Commission’s Renewable Energy Rebates

• Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) Market Revenue - To learn more about how to certify REC’s from a residential or commercial renewable energy system contact Debra Howland

• ​NH Public Utilities Commission’s annual Sustainable Energy RFP

• US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Loans and Grants

• Small grants for education, outreach and community energy projects through the New England Grassroots Environment Fund Small Grants Program 

• Net metering & Group Net Metering

• Energy Performance Contracts

• Wood Pellet Commercial Financial Incentives through the Northern Forest Center

Encourage Renewable Energy Education

• Work with schools to incorporate renewable energy curriculum 

Develop a Town-Wide Renewable Energy Outreach Campaign

• Organize a Solarize Campaign & learn from examples with Upper Valley Solarize

• The Clean Energy States Alliance's Sustainable Solar Education Project

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Identify Low to Moderate Income (LMI) Households and Communities 

• CESA Initiative to accelerate development of solar projects benefitting LMI households and communities

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