Solar

For this month’s installment of our How To New Hampshire series, we learn how to harness solar energy to power your home.

The site in Warner, NH, will soon have 12,000 solar panels, making it the largest solar array project in New Hampshire to date.

The Environmental Protection Agency says it's terminating awards from the Solar for All program, according to New Hampshire officials. The state was planning to use its award towards solar infrastructure in lower-income communities.

Unitil’s 4.9-megawatt project is now the biggest in the state, generating enough energy to power 1,200 homes per year.

Sixteen communities were awarded federal funds to build solar arrays. But state energy officials have pushed back the project kickoff, causing concern about whether projects will be built before cost estimates change or tax credits expire.

The decision keeps net metering rates the same. But new systems won't be able to lock in those rates in what's known as a legacy period, which developers say could create uncertainty. Meanwhile, regulators are starting another process to answer more questions about how the state will handle local renewables.

The state’s Department of Energy has opened applications for solar developers interested in starting community solar projects in the state.

Under above-average conditions, supply margins could get tight, system operators said.

The solar array is set to be the largest in the state when it’s built, according to the company.

The grid operator says days when demand is higher overnight than it is during the day have increased significantly.