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NH continues to show leadership in developing renewable energy

-- brucebc -- 06/29/2007

Yesterday, New Hampshire's Site Evaluation Committee gave the final okay for the first real commercial-scale wind farm in the state.  The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that by 2008, the wind farm, to be located in Lempster, will be able to generate enough power for more than 10,000 homes.  Looked at in the context of yesterday's news that GT Solar would be doubling their production capacity of solar technologies, this spring's news that 164 towns passed resolutions seeking national leadership on climate change and renewable energy technologies and the fact that New Hampshire passed a renewable energy bill requiring 25% renewables by 2025 (that the State Senate passed UNANIMOUSLY), it is very clear that global warming and renewable energy are top issues here.  With more than 20 other states passing renewable energy bills of various kinds, the expansion of renewables across the nation and polling showing that climate change is broadly seen as the most critical environmental issue we face, it's clear that global warming is an issue that will not be ignored in the race for the White House.