United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Jew
Hampshire^
State Incentives for Achieving Clean and Renewable
Energy Development on Contaminated Lands
The development of clean and renewable energy on formerly used land offers many economic and environmental benefits. Combining clean and renewable energy and
contaminated land cleanup incentives can allow investors and communities to create economically viable clean and renewable energy redevelopment projects. This
document provides information about incentives in your state that can be leveraged for clean and renewable energy and development of contaminated land.
Incentives for Clean and Renewable Energy
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Business Loan
www.nheconomy.com/pdf/BusinessLoanBrochure.pdf
Provides reduced interest rate loans of $10,000 or more for the purchase
of structural and equipment improvements that improve energy efficiency.
A variety of renewable energy systems are eligible for this loan. Energy
savings can be used to repay the loan.
National Grid - Solar Thermal Rebate Program
www.thinksmartthinkgreen.com
Provides a one-time rebate of $3 per therm of estimated first-year savings,
up to 50% of the project cost or $100,000 per project, to commercial and
industrial customers for the installation of solar thermal technologies.
Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions, credits, etc.)
Local Option Property Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy
www.nh.gov/oep/programs/energy/RenewableEnergylncentives.htm
Permits cities and towns to offer exemptions from local property taxes for
certain renewable energy installations (e.g., solar-energy systems; wind-
energy systems, and wood-fired central heating systems). Seventy-seven
localities have adopted a property tax exemption for one or more of these
energy sources.
Technical Assistance and Other Incentives
Solar Easements
www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XLVIII/477/477-49.htm
Allows property owners to create solar easements in order to create and
preserve a right to unobstructed access to solar energy.
Energy Facility Siting Process in New Hampshire
www.nn.gov/oep/programs/energy/documents/Ch204.pdf
www.nhsec.state.nh.us/
Provides a special siting process that may reduce project costs by
shortening a project's timeline and simplifying the process of identifying
and complying with all relevant permitting and regulatory requirements.
The energy facility siting process is required for all generation projects of
30 MW or greater and is optional for smaller projects.
Net Metering
http://nh.gov/oep/programs/energy/RenewableEnergylncentives.htm
Offers net metering to homeowners and small businesses that generate
electricity using renewable-energy systems up to 100 kW in capacity. The
aggregate capacity of all net-metered systems in a utility's service territory
is limited to 1.0% of the utility's annual peak energy demand. Any customer
net excess generation during a billing cycle is credited to the customer
"over subsequent billing periods." Applicable sectors include: commercial,
industrial, and residential.
Quick Facts
Public Benefit Fund (PBF)
Renewable Portfolio Standard
23.8% by 2025
Net Metering
Interconnection Standards
YesD No0
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Yes 0 No D
Electric Power Industry Generation by
Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
Petroleum-Fired 2.0% Nuclear 42.6%
Natural Gas-Fired 27.2% Hydroelectric 6.9%
Coal-Fired 17.6% Other Renewables 3.4%
Points of Contact
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Business Loan
www. nheconomy. com/
Public Information Officer, info@nheconomy.com, (603) 271-2591
National Grid - Solar Thermal Rebate Program
Tina Halfpenny, solar@keyspanenergy.com, (781) 466-5270
Local Option Property Tax Exemption for Renewable Energy
Linda Kennedy, equalization@rev.state.nh.us, (603) 271-2687
Solar Easements
Ben Frost, (603)271-2155
Energy Facility Siting Process in New Hampshire
Timothy W. Drew, tdrew@des.state.nh.us, (603) 271-3306
Net Metering
Tom Frantz, tom.frantz@puc.nh.gov, (603) 271-2431
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to www.dsireusa.org and the state Web sites
provided, or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
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Incentives for Development of Contaminated Land
Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (RLF)
www.des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/rem/documents
/rem-7.pdf
Provides loans between $50,000 and $500,000 for site remediation
activities, though any amount can be requested and will be considered.
Interest rates and terms are negotiable. The interest rate provided for loans
to date is 3%. Loans for environmental remediation may have terms of up
to 10 years, but preference is given to shorter term or bridge loans.
Hazardous Waste Cleanup Fund (HWCF)
www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/NHTOC/NHTOC-X-147-B.htm
Provides funding for site investigation, operations, and maintenance,
studies and design, removals, emergency response, remedial action,
program administration, and grants to local governments. An average of
$1.4 million is collected each fiscal year from quarterly fees paid by
generators of hazardous waste, recovered costs, fines, and penalties.
Technical Assistance and Other Incentives
Brownfields Assessment Program
www.des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/waste/hwrb/sss/brownfields/docum
ents/assessment_app.pdf
Provides a grant of service for technical assistance on behalf of
municipalities and other eligible entities to perform Phase I site
assessments, Phase II site investigations, and remedial planning services.
Limitations on Liability
Brownfields Covenant Program
www.des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/factsheets/rem/documents
/rem-8.pdf
Offers No Further Action (NFA) letters, Certificates of Completion (CoC),
and Covenants Not to Sue (CNTS) when site investigations and remedial
actions are performed in accordance with New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services (DES) cleanup requirements. Offers liability
protections for the investigation, cleanup, and redevelopment of
contaminated properties.
Quick Facts
Limitations on Liability Yes 0 No D
Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties: 5,800
Includes Urban Sites Remedial Action Program, Voluntary Remediation Program,
and Property Transfer Program sites
Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites: 67
Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
Number of EPA Brownfields Properties: 307
Properties being funded or addressed under the EPA Brownfields Program
There may be some overlap among the categories listed and sites listed may not
represent all potentially contaminated sites in New Hampshire.
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to
www.epa.gov/brownfields/pubs/st_res_prog_report.htm and the state Web sites provided,
or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
Points of Contact
All New Hampshire Cleanup Incentives and Programs
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
www.des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/waste/hwrb/sss/brown1ields/index.htm
Keith DuBois, keith.dubois@des.nh.gov, (603) 271-2987
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