Wind turbines and some small-scale less than 1-megawatt solar energy facilities supply the rest. New Hampshire is home to one-fourth of New England's hydroelectric generating capacity and accounted for about one-fifth of the region's hydroelectric net generation in Moore and the megawatt Comerford hydropower dams—are located in New Hampshire on the Connecticut River along the state's border with Vermont.
However, many of the state's hydroelectric facilities have capacities of less than 5 megawatts. The rest came from landfill gas and municipal solid waste. Wood pellets can be burned for heating and electricity generation. As of May , New Hampshire has 5 wind farms with a combined megawatts of capacity. New Hampshire's first and, so far only, utility-scale solar-powered facility came online in early It has a capacity of 2.
Prior to that, the state's largest solar facility was the kilowatt photovoltaic PV solar array at a wastewater treatment plant in the town of Peterborough.
New Hampshire's renewable portfolio standard RPS requires that the state's electricity providers, except for municipal utilities, acquire the equivalent of State power suppliers can use electricity generated by renewable energy in neighboring New England states to comply with the RPS. New Hampshire's RPS includes credit for new useful thermal energy projects, such as solar thermal, geothermal, and ocean thermal facilities, that deliver energy as heat instead of as electricity.
New Hampshire does not produce or refine crude oil and has no crude oil reserves. Some arrive at Portsmouth, the state's only seaport.
Just as a heads-up, this debate is totally fraught. Similar to religion, this may not make great small talk at your networking shindig. See more here. All of those new natural gas power plants will need to get their fuel somewhere.
In the winter, though, these pipelines are already maxed. A group created to act as boosters for natural gas pipeline development into New England has pointed to the last three winters to argue that we are already in the midst of an energy crisis. They say that lack of space in New England pipelines has led to electricity rates that are among the highest energy rates in the contiguous United States.
And there may be a reason for this. Nearly everything on the grid is designed to power these exceedingly infrequent peaks: the thickness of the metal of the power lines, the size of the transformers and, yes, the number of power plants. They get regular maintenance, waiting for their time to shine — and you, through your electric bills, pay for all of this. The premise of the smart grid is that it would flatten those peaks, requiring less of that infrastructure.
There are a lot of ways that could happen. On the more exotic and expensive end of things, we could charge up batteries at night and discharge them during the peaks. In between these two solutions, there are likely thousands of other possibilities and accompanying products. These technologies could make it easier to deal with wind and solar power too. If a utility has control over , electric water heaters, and a cloud goes over the sun for five minutes, instead of firing up the natural gas back-up, it can just turn the heaters down a few degrees for a few minutes.
First, making this happen requires regulatory reform so that someone can actually make money by rolling this technology out. And whenever you change rules, there are losers who fight the change: Think of the people who own and operate the power plants that run twice a year, for starters. Talking about adjusting , hot water heaters on the fly is a lot easier than doing it minute by minute every day.
So there you have it! Rip it out and keep it as a reference so you can study up before you get stuck in a particularly confusing conversation. And remember, if you find yourself getting in over your head, you can always excuse yourself to get some more mozzarella sticks and call this article up on your smartphone. AC power is what comes out of most power plants and generators, while batteries and solar panels push out DC power.
The quintessential base load power plant runs all the time, day and night. They stop only for maintenance and refueling which for the Seabrook nuclear power station happens only once every 18 months. Meanwhile, power plants that provide peak load — times when many people are turning on air conditioners, for instance — typically turn on very quickly and only run until the peak dies down again, such as when everyone starts to go to bed.
Capacity Factor: A nuclear plant runs almost year-round, but a wind turbine only spins when the wind is blowing. That goal was met and even surpassed, according to utility analysts. North Dakota produces more electricity than is consumed in the state and about half is sent to its neighbors. Exports are not charted above. The state wants to expand that, however. It will require utilities to get at least But in , wind surpassed coal as the second-largest source of electricity produced in the state.
Last year, the state was second only to Texas in total electricity generation from wind. In , Oklahoma requ ired that 15 percent of its generation capacity comes from renewable sources by It also designated natural gas as its preferred choice for new fossil fuel projects.
The state had exceeded the renewable target by Most of the electricity produced in Oregon in any given year comes from hydropower but the share produced from water fluctuates with precipitation.
Power from natural gas typically increases during drought years, and decreases in years with ample hydroelectricity. Over the past decade, wind power has grown to become the third-largest source of electricity generated in the state.
In an effort to encourage more non-hydroelectric renewable energy, Oregon will require its largest utilities to get 50 percent of the electricity they sell from new renewable energy sources by The program covers projects introduced or upgraded since , a cutoff that would exclude older hydropower. Coal powered the bulk of electricity produced in Pennsylvania through , when it fell below nuclear for the first time.
Last year, nuclear power was the top source of electricity generated in Pennsylvania. Pro-nuclear groups, saying the loss of this emissions-free electricity is bad news for climate change, have sought state subsidies for nuclear energy. Pennsylvania will require that 18 percent of the electricity that utilities sell to consumers come from renewable and alternative energy by , with at least 0.
Last year, renewable energy made up about 5 percent of in-state generation. The state is a big supplier of energy to the Mid-Atlantic region. Natural gas dominates electricity generation in Rhode Island, but wind and solar energy, while still small, have grown quickly in recent years.
Rhode Island will require electricity providers to get nearly two-fifths of the power they sell to consumers from renewable sources by The state consumes more electricity than it generates and gets the rest from neighboring states. A majority of the electricity generated in South Carolina comes from nuclear power, with coal and natural gas taking second and third place, respectively.
South Carolina produces more power than it consumes and sends the surplus to neighboring states. Hydropower has supplied the majority of the electricity created in South Dakota for most of the past two decades, but coal generation surpassed hydroelectricity during three years: , and Last year, wind was the second-largest source of electricity produced in South Dakota, accounting for nearly a third of generation in the state.
Coal supplied most of the electricity produced in Tennessee between and , but its generation share started to decline about a decade ago as natural gas power gained share. Last year, coal-powered generation dipped below nuclear for the first time in nearly two decades. Tennessee consumes more power than it produces and makes up the shortfall with electricity from nearby states.
Texas produces more electricity than any other state, and natural gas has been its top generation source since , with coal in second place. In , wind overtook nuclear power as the third-largest source of electricity produced in the state. Texas produces more power from wind in total than any other state, with Oklahoma and Iowa in second and third place.
Texas adopted a renewable energy requirement in , requiring the state to install 10, megawatts of renewable energy capacity by It has already reached that goal. The state produces more energy than it consumes and sends the surplus to nearby states like California.
Solar power grew to become the largest renewable generation source in the state in and expanded its share again last year. Utah has set a goal for utilities to get 20 percent of the electricity they sell from renewable sources by Since then, nearly all of the electricity produced in the state has come from renewable sources, including hydropower, biomass, wind and solar.
Vermont imports most of its electricity from nearby states and Canada. Coal was the top source of electricity produced in Virginia between and , when its share began to decline. Virginia consumes more electricity that it generates, so it gets additional power from nearby states through the Mid-Atlantic regional grid.
The state has established a voluntary goal for utilities to get 15 percent of the electricity they sell from renewable sources by Hydropower has supplied a majority of the electricity created in Washington every year since , but its share of state generation has fluctuated with precipitation. Coal, natural gas, nuclear and wind power have alternated as the second-largest source of electricity produced in the state for most of the past two decades. Washington produces more electricity than it consumes and exports power to Canada and other Western states.
The state will require its larger utilities to get 15 percent of their electricity sales from new renewable sources by Hydropower provided a small portion of in-state generation between and Examples include: increase in generation capacity, inverter replacement, or relays for a non-inverter facility that are upgraded, replaced, or rewired.
What is a group host? In , RSA was amended to create a new way to promote renewable energy. A customer-generator may elect to become a group host to reduce or control the energy costs of a group of customers who are not customer-generators. The group of customers must all be Eversource customers. The group host provides a list of the group members to the New Hampshire Public Utility Commission NHPUC and Eversource, and must certify that all members of the group have executed an agreement with the host regarding the utilization of kilowatt hours produced by the eligible facility.
The group host also must certify that the total historic annual load of the group members, together with the host, exceeds the projected annual output of the host's facility. Once the NHPUC verifies that these group requirements have been met, they will register the group host. The Commission establishes the process for registering hosts, including periodic re-registration, and the process by which changes in membership are allowed and administered.
How is a group host credited on their electric bill for the power they export to the Eversource system? A group host will be paid for its surplus generation at the end of each billing cycle at rates consistent with the credit the group host receives relative to its own net metering.
On an annual basis, Eversource will calculate a payment adjustment if the host's surplus generation for which it was paid is greater than the group's total electricity usage during the same time period. The adjustment does not apply to residential systems with an interconnected capacity under 15 kilowatts.
Please note, all payments to group hosts are considered taxable income under IRS rules, and a form will be issued annually to each group host. You are now leaving , and will be redirected to. Welcome To provide you with the best experience please provide us with your service address ZIP code.
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Skip Back to ZIP code entry. Get Started. New Hampshire Net Metering In this section you will find information pertaining to common questions about net metering. Net Metering If you are installing distributed generation e. The NH law and its regulations that authorizes utilities to offer net metering RSA A:9 define two types of projects: Small projects are those no greater than kilowatts kW.
Large projects are greater than kW up to 1, kW. Projects greater than 1, kW are not eligible for net metering. Renewable Energy Certificates If you have installed, or are considering installing, solar panels or another form of renewable energy at your home or small business, you may be eligible to earn Renewable Energy Certificates RECs. The net meter is read by Eversource approximately once per month, and the following three billing kilowatt hour quantities are determined: Gross Purchases — The total kilowatt hour kWh quantity of energy imported into the property during the month as measured by the purchase channel of the meter.
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