Where is the Money?NH State Rebates, Incentives,

Subsidies

Kate EpsenNH Sustainable Energy Association

kate@nhsea.org

Residential $$

• PUC Residential Small Wind & Solar Electric rebates• $0.75/Watt up to $3,750 (or 50% of costs) for systems under 10 kW

• PUC Residential Wood pellet Furnace/Boiler rebates• Rebates of 30% of the system & installation cost, or $6,000, whichever is less, for NH

residents who invest in high-efficiency (80% or greater), bulk-fuel fed, wood-pellet central heating boilers and furnaces.

www.puc.nh.gov

Commercial $$

• PUC C&I Solar program:• New program – includes solar systems up to 500 kW AC• Program budget = $4.56 Million• Incentives different based on size:

• $0.75/Watt up to 100 kW• $0.65/Watt over 100 kW up to 500 kW

• New size (101-500 kW) category opens on April 17th • Program Manager: Liz Nixon, elizabeth.nixon@puc.nh.gov

Commercial $$

• PUC Annual RFP for C&I renewable energy grants:

• All RPS-eligible technologies that are NOT covered by existing state rebate programs• Issued once per year• Budget fluctuates based on $$ availability• Large demand – project criteria focused on Grant$/REC, LCOE ($/kWh), NH

benefits, and, project readiness & community support• Past successful grantees: http://

www.puc.nh.gov/Sustainable%20Energy/RFPs.htm

Commercial $$

• PUC C&I Wood pellet program:• rebate payment of 30% of the heating appliance(s) and installation cost, up to

a maximum of $50,000, for investments in  non-residential bulk-fuel fed wood pellet boilers and furnaces.• Additionally, a rebate of 30% up to $5,000 is available for thermal storage

tanks and related components

• http://www.puc.nh.gov/Sustainable%20Energy/RenewableEnergyRebates-CI-BFWP.html

Efficiency $$

• NHSaves.com • All sector utility-run efficiency programs (SBC, RGGI, other)• Offered by PSNH(EverSource), NHEC, Unitil, Liberty for electric and gas-

saving measures.• Municipal carve-out program with RGGI dollars.

• CDFA, BFA, Pay-4-Performance:• Non-residential only

• Coming soon…• Commercial Property-Assessed Clean Energy, PSNH Clean Energy Fund, perhaps more…?