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Wood You Like to Save Money this Winter?

Tax Credits and Incentives

(reprinted with permission from Alliance For Green Heat)

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Financial incentives come in different shapes and sizes, and every type is found with wood and pellet stoves and furnaces. Exemptions, deductions, credits, rebates and vouchers all work differently, providing incentives that may be more valuable for one homeowner’s […]

Nation’s Largest Wind Project Gets Approval

Macksburg Wind Project. Courtesy of MidAmerican Energy

By Climate Nexus, EcoWatch

Reposted with permission from EcoWatch at http://bit.ly/ecowatch-largest-wind-farm

The Iowa Utilities Board approved the nation’s largest wind energy project (1), which will power 800,000 homes once completed. The 2,000-megawatt Wind XI project should be completed by the end of 2019.

“Wind energy helps […]

CREW Solar: Spreading Sunshine across the Country!

Recent CREW install in Haledon, New Jersey. The homeowner will immediately experience a home value Increase of $29,000, and a 25 year electricity savings of $31,000. Photo courtesy of Raciel Dimaren

By N. R. Mallery

CREW (Clean Renewable Energy Worldwide) is a different kind of solar company. This is because of […]

Long Island Increases Solar by 320% Since 2012

35,000 SOLAR INSTALLATIONS COMPLETED ON LONG ISLAND!

Long Island Solar Farm is the largest solar power plant in the eastern United States. It consists of 164,000 solar panels that provide up to 32 MW of electricity. Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory.

On September 28, 2016, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the completion of Long […]

SolarUp New Hampshire Enters Round 4

Downtown Derry, NH. Derry is participating in round 4 of SolarUp NH. Photo courtesy of Adan Hlasny of SNH Planning Commission.

The SolarUp New Hampshire program sponsored by the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission has completed three successful campaigns. They are now entering the fourth and final campaign. The program runs September […]

How Your Grid-Tied Solar Array Can Pay You Back in MA and NH

Image: http://www.progressive-charlestown.com

By Michelle Harrison

Going solar has many benefits. Some are financial, such as lowering or eliminating your electric bill, and others are for the greater good of our planet by reducing our carbon footprint. One of the questions most commonly asked is whether one should buy or lease. This was addressed […]

Artist Colony Adopts Solar

The 82 kW solar system will reduce the colony’s carbon emissions by 140 tons each year.

By Emma Rumple

The MacDowell Colony, in Peterborough, New Hampshire, provides an inspiring environment in which artists can develop their skills. Every year, over 275 artists take part in the Colony’s residency program. They include […]

Melanson Companies:

That’s a Lot of Solar!

PV panels at the Melanson headquarters, Keene, NH

By George Harvey

When Robert W. Therrien, Sr. and his brother, Maurice, bought The Melanson Company in 1952, it was a well-respected, 20 year old roofing and duct business in Gardner, Massachusetts. They soon moved it to […]

Renewable Energy Generation Breaks Records Every Month in 2016

By Mike Gaworecki, EcoWatch

Reposted with permission from EcoWatch

Electricity generation in the United States from wind, solar and other renewable energy technologies (1) has set monthly records every month so far in 2016, based on data through June released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) (2) on August 24th.

Bringing Solar Photovoltaics to New Hampshire’s Resident-owned Communities

A solar carport canopy at Rocklin Estates in California is one example of how solar could be deployed at a mobile home park or an ROC. Credit: Del Sol Energy

By Liz Doherty

Solar photovoltaics are the fastest growing renewable distributed generation sources, but despite falling prices, solar remains widely unattainable for […]