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Exeter, New Hampshire’s YMCA Takes Steps to Slash Energy Use

The Exeter, NH area YMCA (Unitil)

Unitil

The Exeter Area YMCA in New Hampshire has made the switch to LED lighting and installed HVAC fan motor controls in an effort to reduce electricity usage and lower costs.

Unitil worked closely on the project with representatives from the Southern District YMCA, […]

NHEC Offers New Renewable Energy Rates!

Power from renewables (http://eko.org.pl/)

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) now offers an optional Renewable Energy Rate for members who wish to support the development of renewable energy in the region.

Members who enroll in the Renewable Energy Rate have the choice to purchase Co-op Power with 50 percent or 100 percent renewable attributes. […]

Car Expo in Tamworth:

Featured Classics to New-tech

The Kia Niro PHEV has a charging port on the front fender in addition to the rear gas fill door that only gets opened for another nine gallons of gas about four or five times a year. (Courtesy photo)

Russ Lanoie

Classic old muscle cars and very new electric cars […]

“AmpedUp” Project Unveils Largest EV Charger Site for a NH Business

Hooksett-based Merchants Fleet adds 13 EV charging ports to existing 12, with potential for more

Originally published by NH Business Review on May 17, 2024 at https://bit.ly/LargestWorkplaceEVChargesNH

Trisha Nail

What’s been touted as New Hampshire’s largest workplace electric vehicle charging lot to date opened recently with pomp and circumstance […]

June 2024 Programs and Events at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

Kirkwood Gardens (courtesy photo)

Annual Breeding Bird Census

Wednesday, June 5

Session 1 – 5:30 to 8:00 a.m.

Session 2 – 8:00 to 9:30 a.m.

Holderness, NH – Squam Lakes Natural Science Center holds a birding census for teens and adults. For over three decades, the Science Center has conducted a census […]

NH Energy Week Starts This Week

NH Energy Week is dedicated to advancing a sustainable and equitable energy future for the Granite State. The mission is rooted in four core principles: empowerment, equity, accessibility, and education.

 

Most events during NH Energy Week are free of charge and open to the public – though registration is required.

Financial […]

New Hampshire Day at Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

New Hampshire residents receive $5 trail admission on Saturday, May 4

A docent shows off a Barred Owl to visitors on New Hampshire Day.

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is pleased to host New Hampshire Day on Saturday, May 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (last trail admission is in the 2:30 […]

NHSaves Button Up Workshops 2024

Would your town, business or organization in New Hampshire be interested in putting on a NHSaves Button Up workshop? This is a 1 1⁄2 hour presentation about improving the energy efficiency of your home. It covers energy saving tips and NHSaves energy efficiency programs. Learn about saving electricity, insulation and air sealing, energy audits and […]

EPA and DOE Name NHSaves® Utility Partners a 2024 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year Award Winner

Utility partners nationally recognized for Sustained Excellence for their New Home Construction program for 11th consecutive year

The NHSaves utility partners Eversource, Liberty, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative and Unitil are proud to receive the 2024 Partner of the Year Award for Sustained Excellence – from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the […]

NH Municipal Solar Grant Program

NHDOE’s application for EECBG Program funding remains under review with USDOE.

NHDOE anticipates releasing an RFP for the Municipal Solar Grant Program sometime after that review in late winter 2024. The following are several Municipal Solar Grant Program highlights to give municipalities a sense of program expectations:

• Municipalities must wholly own the project site […]