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Roadmap Helps NH Communities Explore Wood Biomass District Heating

12/19/2011 - 2:28pm

Many communities are interested in community scale biomass heating for cost savings and environmental reasons. The Roadmap makes it easier for communities to get started by providing information and technical assistance. ...read about the Roadmap or download a copy...

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Keeping the Outside Out

04/14/2011 - 10:19am

by Donna Jensen, Extension Energy Answers Volunteer, Master Gardener and Community Tree Steward On a bright winter afternoon I sat in my kitchen wearing my blue-striped wool hat and reading the mail. My husband Jeff and I are proud...

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Cranking Up the Woodstove? Think Safety!

11/04/2010 - 3:30pm

The long nights are getting nippy, and homes across New Hampshire have turned up the heat. For many of us, that's meant firing up the woodstove. Heating with wood makes sense economically for many households in New Hampshire, the nation's...

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Home Energy Questions? We've Got Energy Answers!

10/12/2010 - 11:32am

Visit our Home Energy pages or call Energy Answers: 1-877-398-4769 As the days lengthen and the nights get colder, home energy bills begin rising along with questions about cutting their costs: What's an energy audit, and do I need one?...

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1st Granite State Energy Summit

10/08/2010 - 1:10pm

Energy stakeholders gather, collaborate on outreach communication strategies UNH Cooperative Extension staff facilitated the first-ever gathering of the state's major energy stakeholders September 8 at PSNH Energy Park in Manchester. Stakeholders meet to develop outreach communication strategies Sponsored by the...

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Cooperative Extension Has <i>Energy</i>!

04/15/2010 - 2:59pm

New Web pages help you use less energy, save money, lower your carbon footprint Every year, New Hampshire spends some $5 billion to heat, cool and light our buildings, run our vehicles, and power our industries. Granite State households consume...

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Energy Answers: Info Line Opens For Energy-Related Questions October 15

09/30/2009 - 11:28am

Call 1-877-398-4769 for answers to your energy-related questions What's this "phantom load" I keep hearing about that supposedly wastes electricity even when my computer and other appliances are turned off? We need to reduce our home heating-oil bills, but our...

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"Green Commute" Week May 11-15

05/04/2009 - 7:46am

Walk, bike, or carpool: Take the challenge! Building on the success of past bike-or-walk-to-work days, the New Hampshire Bike-Walk Alliance has expanded the annual event to an entire week this year, from May 11 through May 15. The project challenges...

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Save Energy this Winter: Prepare Now!

11/07/2008 - 10:23am

Start with your heating system The typical New Hampshire household will spend around $3000 to heat their home this winter. There are a lot of things you and your family can do right now to reduce those heating bills...

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Plan to Burn Wood this Winter (or next)? Begin Looking for your Firewood Now!

08/29/2008 - 2:56pm

If you're intending to burn wood to heat your home this winter, you'd better make your first priority finding the wood to feed it. Firewood supplies are already scarce. Many firewood dealers are delivering seasoned wood to long-term customers...

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