Learn About Renewable Energy in NH

• Solar
  • Review NHSEA’s Solar 101 Presentation or contact NHSEA for a presentation in your town
  • 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
  • ​NH Wood Energy Council
  • 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

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

• NH Core Utility Programs: Financial and Technical Assistance Programs for Municipal and School Energy Projects in NH  
• 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 Barbara Bernstein 
• ​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 and Solar Up Southern NH
• New project developing tools for towns as well as guides for consumers, information on community solar considerations etc. www.cesa.org/projects/sustainable-solar

Identify siting options for renewable energy project on municipally owned land

Assess the renewable energy options for each of the available sites

Develop a renewable energy project on municipal property