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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 […]

USDA Deputy Secretary Torres Small to Travel to New Hampshire

Highlighting USDA’s Commitment to Renewable Energy and Lower Energy Costs for Rural Americans

Washington, D.C., December 18, 2023 – On Tuesday, December 19, U.S. Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small will visit Weare, New Hampshire, where she will visit a local business and meet with local producers and community leaders. There, she will […]

New Hampshire seeks IRA grant to help low-income residents tap the benefits of solar

Solar array (Chelsea, Unsplash, cropped)

This article first appeared on Energy News Network and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

New Hampshire’s Department of Energy has requested a $70 million federal grant to expand community solar programs for low-income residents, an infusion of funds that supporters said could lower energy bills, […]

NHDOE FUNDING OPPORTUNITY

$1,000,000 in LMI Community Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project Grants

NHDOE issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking proposals for community solar photovoltaic (PV) projects that will provide direct benefits to New Hampshire low, moderate, or low and moderate income (LMI) residential electric customers who reside within the same electric distribution utility service territory.

Proposals must […]

PAREI Hosts Relocation Celebration on Saturday, November 18th

The Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Initiative (PAREI) has completed the interior renovation of the west end of the former Brimstone Building, and they invite you to join in their celebration of their new office location! On Saturday, November 18th from 2:00pm – 4:30pm, there will be a ribbon cutting (2:30pm), free cider and popcorn, tours […]

National Weatherization Day Celebration in NH – October 4, 2023

USDA Rural Development Funds New Hampshire, Vermont Grantees with More than $1,000,000

Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s $808 Million Investment to Strengthen Infrastructure, Create Jobs Throughout U.S.

On August 28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) State Director of Rural Development in Vermont and New Hampshire, Sarah Waring, announced that the Agency is investing $1,064,000 to municipalities and non-profit organizations in both states through the Community Facilities Direct […]

NH Energy Week

NH Builder Education Series

The NH Builder Education Series is coming back for 2023! Just like last fall, we will be offering FREE classes all over NH, covering topics like the Residential Building Code, Energy Efficiency, and Business Bootcamp. We will also have on-site trainings, where you will be able to visit homes currently under construction to learn. Official […]