Concentration of CO2 in the Atmosphere

Neighbor To Neighbor: Upper Valley Earth Week Open House 

WHAT: Residents of 10 Upper Valley communities invite their neighbors to come see and discuss the earth-friendly strategies they’ve adopted like solar power, electric vehicles, heat pumps, electric snow blowers, and much more. Neighbors talking to neighbors is the best way to learn from each other how to move toward a sustainable lifestyle at lowest […]

Municipal Solar in Plymouth, NH

The ribbon-cutting for Plymouth’s municipal solar project. From left to rt.: James Miller (PEC), Ted Vansant (Barrington Power), Ashley Saba (incoming PEC chair), Grace Garvey (PEC), Bill Bolton (selectman and state representative), and Scott Weden (Plymouth town manager). (Donna Rhodes)

Irene “Grace” Garvey

As of December 4, 2024, the Town of Plymouth’s municipal […]

Bethlehem, NH’s WasteWater Treatment Facility Goes Solar

Dan Crosby, BEC, Josh Welch, Welch’s Water, David Van Houten, BEC, Ted Vansant, Barrington Power, and Dick Robie and Russell Mardin of theBethlehem Village District at the Bethlehem, New Hampshire’s Wastewater Treatment Facility solar site. (Courtesy photos)

David Van Houten

On Friday December 6, 2024 Bethlehem, NH put another solar energy […]

Celebrating Children’s Health Month: Electric School Buses in New Hampshire

Lion Electric school Bus. Image courtesy of Lion Electric.

G.E.T. staff

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, U.S. Representative Chris Pappas, and the Derry Cooperative School District, gathered in October to celebrate Children’s Health Month and $31 million in funding for 110 new clean school […]

DERA Funding for Diesel Emissions Reduction Projects

Squam Lakes Natural Trail Season Extended

 

Live animal exhibit trail near Songbird Feeding Station

Holderness, NH – Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is excited to announce that they are extending their trail season past the usual November 1 trail closure. The Science Center live animal exhibit trail and all hiking trails will remain open on Saturdays and Sundays […]

Solar at the Somersworth, NH Superfund Site

The 1.992 MW-AC solar PV project at Somersworth, put on a part of a brownfield EPA Superfund site, will be the first of its kind in New Hampshire. (Courtesy image)

George Harvey

In the mid-1930s, the City of Somersworth in New Hampshire started operating a waste disposal facility for all sorts of materials, […]

Unitil Breaks Ground on NH’s First Utility-Owned Solar Farm in N.H.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Aug. 20 to mark the start of construction on a new 4.9-megawatt solar array in Kingston, NH. Pictured is Dan Weeks on left from Revision Energy. (Courtesy photo)

Utility partners with ReVision Energy on 4.9-megawatt project in Kingston

Unitil Community, Company News

In a historic move aimed […]

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. […]