Gov. Kelly Ayotte kicked off 2026 with a call to open New Hampshire to advancement and expansion of nuclear power. Legislators shared her enthusiasm, filing a flurry of nuclear-related bills, three of which ultimately emerged from both chambers this spring. Yet Ayotte vetoed the first to cross her desk, citing concerns about how portions of […]
Starting July 2027, out-of-staters visiting New Hampshire might be required to pay at least twice as much for entries to state parks, and at least 10% more for state-run amenities like campsites and boat rentals. That’s the intention of House Bill 1102, but a casual observer could be forgiven for having missed it. The proposal […]
The yearslong debate over whether and how to value clean energy, and the technology needed to generate it, wore on in the halls of New Hampshire’s Legislature this session. But while a handful of bills sought to clarify New Hampshire’s stance on net metering, as the legislative session winds down the future of the program […]
A bill that cleared the New Hampshire Legislature last week would create a framework for residents to be compensated for renewably generated electricity they feed into the grid from home battery systems. It is a “modest step forward” for New Hampshire’s net metering policies, said Sam Evans-Brown, executive director of Clean Energy New Hampshire, at […]
Balcony solar is poised to take the U.S. by storm. The DIY systems, which you can hang on a balcony and plug into a normal 120-volt outlet, help lower energy bills and carbon emissions. Already huge in Germany, solar that’s as easy to install as an appliance would be a game changer for the 4 […]
The House Committee on Science, Technology, and Energy voted on Monday to recommend a bill that would make the depletion of New Hampshire’s Renewable Energy Fund official for the second time in a year. That’s despite some uncertainty over the constitutionality of the original move to gut the fund and other disagreements on the committee, […]
Proponents of a bill to regulate “plug-in solar” in New Hampshire believe the devices would democratize access to the solar energy shining on the Granite State in a time of energy uncertainty. But they also want to tread carefully, they said, to avoid potentially dangerous pitfalls. “It really is meant that people who might not […]
In New Hampshire and across New England, nuclear energy is in the spotlight. But as plans for the region’s nuclear future are charted, some of the big questions that stirred New Hampshire in the 1980s remain unanswered. Gov. Kelly Ayotte has called for New Hampshire to embrace new nuclear technology, while state legislators have introduced […]
Two proposals to allow New Hampshire utilities to take a more active role in producing power for the grid were endorsed by their respective chambers last week. The bills are among others put forward this session as a way to bring down New Hampshire’s high energy costs. But what they propose has polarized lawmakers and […]
Gov. Kelly Ayotte issued an executive order Thursday directing the state Department of Energy to create a “nuclear roadmap” for New Hampshire. “Increased use of nuclear generation could significantly reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions while providing reliable household power,” the order reads. It directs the New Hampshire Department of Energy to identify a path toward […]