Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

The impact of policy changes on United States’ energy transition

 

When Congress passed last year’s Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, the stage was set for a very different future in terms of how the United States viewed its responsibility to climate change. With historic investment in clean energy transmission, the first ever […]

Warm and Cool Homes – Part Two:

Wallace-Brill Home

The Wallace-Brill net-zero home is a post and beam construction. (Wes Golomb)

Wes Golomb and Bob Irving

Our society’s well-being is dependent upon our ability to move from a fossil-fuel economy to an economy based on sustainable energy. A path to this goal can be described as the “three-legged […]

Upper Valley Local Energy Showcase

 

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 12, 7-8:30 pm for an Upper Valley Local Energy Showcase, hosted by Vital Communities, free, online, and open to all.

Click here to register!

The showcase will feature inspiring stories of local energy action from across our region. Instead of […]

Book Review: Freeing Energy

Freeing Energy, How Innovators are Using Local-Scale Solar and Batteries to Disrupt the Global Energy Industry from the Outside In by Bill Nussey, Mountain Ambler Publishing, 2021.

Review by Janis Petzel, M.D.

Freeing Energy by Bill Nussey couldn’t have come out at a better time. As our elected representatives […]

DOE Invests $61 Million for Smart Buildings

that Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption and Grid Resilience

On October 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $61 million for 10 pilot projects that will deploy new technology to transform thousands of homes and workplaces into state-of-the-art, energy-efficient buildings. These Connected Communities can interact with the electrical grid to optimize their energy consumption […]

We Dare You to Look Under the Hood of NHEC Electric Rates!

Tom Belair

Owning and driving an electric vehicle (EV) has many benefits under the hood.

A quiet, more enjoyable driving experience from not having a combustion engine. Less expensive to maintain due to fewer moving parts. Regenerative braking that re-charges the battery. Higher performance that’s more fun to drive. Runs cleaner with zero […]

Hanover Community Power Vote on Tuesday

Hanover, New Hampshire, has a Community Power Electric Aggregation Plan up for a vote at town meeting on Tuesday, July 13. This is an important issue, but it is not hard to understand. You can learn about it at the website of Sustainable Hanover, HERE.

Article #18 on the warrant for the 2021 […]

News from the Sun Day Campaign

Back-to-back FERC and EIA reports show strong start for solar and wind in 2021: Solar electrical production grows 21.7% while wind’s output increases 6.6%. Solar and wind are the only sources of new generating capacity in January.

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the […]

Why Texas froze (and California fried): This disaster was 90 years in the making

TAKING THE INITIATIVE: Carl Pope’s Blog, Feb 23, 2021

The catastrophe that swept Texas last week was 90 years in the making. Its roots lie in a decision during the 1930s to escape federal regulation of power rates under the terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal by forcing all Texas utilities to avoid importing […]

Texas Blackouts Offer a Lesson for Reducing Dangerous Spikes in Energy Demand

 

Texas Blackouts Offer a Lesson for Reducing Dangerous Spikes in Energy Demand

By Steven Nadel, Executive Director

The historic winter storm across the central United States brought a fierce chill into the homes of millions of Texans who lost electric power. Extended outages played a role in many of the fatalities as some […]