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NHTOA PerspectiveNHTOA PerspectiveDecember 4, 2009December 4, 2009

Jasen StockJasen StockNew Hampshire Timberland Owners Assoc.New Hampshire Timberland Owners Assoc.www.nhtoa.orgwww.nhtoa.org

• Industry started in 1980 as a result of public policy promoting renewable, indigenous power production

• 8 Facilities currently operating consuming approximately 1.8 million green tons

Current NH Biomass IndustryCurrent NH Biomass Industry

1) Whitefield Power & Light 187,000 tons

2) PineTree Power Bethlehem 227,000 tons

Ryegate Power 250,000 tons (Ryegate, VT)

3) PineTree Power Tamworth 286,000 tons

5) Bridgewater 229,000 tons

4) Alexandria 250,000 tons6) Hemphill 208,000 tons (Springfield, NH)

7) Concord Steam 30,000 tons (district heat) 8) Schiller Station 450,000 tons

(Portsmouth, NH)9) New England Wood Pellets 80,000 tons (pellets – Jaffrey, NH)

SAPPI 400,000 tons (Westbrook, ME)

Products from the Forest

Hardwood Pulp20%

Whole Tree Chips 30%

Fuel Wood 5%

High Grade Wood 35%

Softwood Pulp 10%

Source: NH Division of Forests and Lands

• Added value to NH timberlands

• Increased cash flow for logging contractors and foresters

• Home for mill waste

• Economic activity for rural communities

• More silvicultural options

Value of low-grade wood markets to NH (biomass)

• Wood Pricing variability

• Logging Capacity

• Diesel fuel pricing

• Health of sawlog markets

• Access to Capital

• Utility issues (transmission capacity)

Challenges

• Smaller Projects

• Cogeneration

• Tailored Projects

• Wood Pellets

• Incentives (RPS, site needs, RGGI, BCAP)

Upcoming Trends

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