New Hampshire 25 x 25

Development of a Plan for New Hampshire’s Renewable Energy Future

On August 29, 2006, Governor John Lynch joined governors of both parties and business leaders from across the nation in endorsing 25 x 25, a national effort aimed at producing 25 percent of the energy consumed in the United States from clean, renewable energy sources by 2025. Governor Lynch directed the state’s Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) and the Department of Environmental Services (DES) to jointly develop a plan for New Hampshire to meet the 25 x 25 goal.

The development of the plan is being organized around three sectors of clean renewables:

Thermal – Energy used for heat production in residential, industrial, commercial and other sectors, including process steam used in industrial applications;

Transportation – Energy used to move people and products for all purposes;

Electricity – Energy for electrical users at the commercial, industrial, residential and other use levels.

A key component of the 25 x 25 plan will be energy efficiency and conservation to the extent that these activities reduce the baseline of energy use in the three sectors.

A consultant has been hired to assist in the development of the plan. To participate in the process to develop the plan, or learn more about it, contact:

Jack Ruderman, OEP, jack.ruderman@nh.gov 271-6092

Joanne Morin, DES, Joanne.Morin@des.nh.gov 271-5552

Innovative Natural Resource Solutions LLC (the consultant) levesque@inrsllc.com