Commercial & Industrial Renewable Energy Grants
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc commercial energy efficiency rebate program
program summary
Note: The deadline for the most recent round of funding under this program is November 16, 2023. This summary is provided for reference only. Contact the PUC about the possibility of future funding rounds under this program.
The New Hampshire Department of Energy (DOE) offers grant funding for renewable energy projects installed at commercial, industrial, public, non-profit, municipal or school facilities, or multi-family residences with at least three units.
Eligible forms of energy include electricity or useful thermal energy generated from wind, ocean thermal, wave, current, tidal, hydrogen derived from biomass fuels or methane gas, methane gas, biomass, and hydroelectric technologies. Also eligible are geothermal ground source heat pumps, biomass, and solar thermal technologies producing useful thermal energy. Projects must utilize grant funds primarily for capital investments in new renewable energy facilities, upgrades to existing facilities to increase renewable energy production or upgrades to existing renewable energy facilities that will qualify them as a “renewable source” for the production of renewable energy certificates (RECs) under RSA 362-F. Systems financed by third parties are generally allowed.
Projects that are eligible to apply for a rebate under any of the DOE’s renewable energy rebate programs, including the DOE’s commercial and industrial solar rebate program, are not eligible for funding under this round.
*In 2021, the New Hampshire DOE was given the administration and implementation authority over RPS policy and the renewable energy fund (per H.B. 2).
eligible technologies
Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Hydroelectric, Hydrogen, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Landfill Gas, Tidal, Wave, Ocean Thermal, Wind (Small), Hydroelectric (Small), Anaerobic Digestion, Fuel Cells using Renewable Fuels
website
program administrator
New Hampshire Department of Energy
funding source
RPS alternative compliance payments
program budget
Varies
program notes
- June 3, 2015
- Annual review; updated info to 2014 funding round. No funding is currently being offered.
- June 1, 2016
- There is most recent solicitation has closed; information provided here is for reference only. Solicitations previously had no stated maximum grant request, but the Oct. 2015 solicitation included a maximum of $750,000. Solar photovoltaic projects were not eligible for funding through the most recent solicitation.
- June 7, 2017
- The 2016 solicitation closed on October 30, 2016 (issued September 30, 2016). The grant program is not currently accepting applications.
- February 22, 2023
- Annual review: updated contacts and links, updated with recent RFP and legislative updates.
- October 2, 2023
- New RFP was issued with a proposal deadline of November 16, 2023.
What cities does New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc cover?
- The following cities are in the New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc service area. However, this program may not be
available in every city. Check the program website for details.
- Acworth, Alstead, Alton, Alton Bay, Andover, Ashland, Auburn, Barnstead, Bartlett, Belmont, Bethlehem, Bretton Woods, Bristol, Campton, Canaan, Candia, Canterbury, Center Barnstead, Center Conway, Center Harbor, Center Ossipee, Center Sandwich, Center Tuftonboro, Charlestown, Chester, Claremont, Concord, Concord, Conway, Cornish, Danbury, Danville, Deerfield, Durham, East Wakefield, Enfield, Epping, Epsom, Fairlee, Franconia, Franklin, Freedom, Fremont, Gilford, Gilmanton, Gilmanton Iron Works, Glen, Gorham, Goshen, Grafton, Grantham, Hampstead, Hanover, Haverhill, Hebron, Hill, Holderness, Intervale, Jackson, Laconia, Lebanon, Lee, Lempster, Lincoln, Lisbon, Littleton, Lower Waterford, Lunenburg, Lyme, Madison, Marlow, Meredith, Meriden, Mirror Lake, Monroe, Moultonborough, New Durham, New Hampton, New London, Newbury, Newmarket, Newport, North Conway, North Haverhill, North Sandwich, North Woodstock, Northwood, Nottingham, Orford, Ossipee, Piermont, Pike, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Plymouth, Raymond, Rumney, Saint Johnsbury, Salisbury, Sanbornton, Sanbornville, Sandown, Silver Lake, South Acworth, South Tamworth, Springfield, Stoddard, Sugar Hill, Sunapee, Suncook, Tamworth, Thornton, Tilton, Warner, Warren, Washington, Waterville Valley, Wells River, Wentworth, West Lebanon, West Ossipee, Whitefield, Wilmot, Wolfeboro, Wonalancet, Woodsville