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N.H. Coal Plant Will Run Through At Least 2025 After Latest Grid Auction

By • Mar 1, 2021
No Coal No Gas / 350NH

New Hampshire’s coal-fired power plant, the last of its kind in New England not set to retire, will now remain online through at least 2025, despite calls from climate change activists for it to close. 

The news comes from a federal filing in late February by the regional grid manager, ISO-New England.

Protesters Defend Their Actions in 2019 Climate Change Demonstration at N.H. Coal Plant

By • Jan 14, 2021
Annie Ropeik / NHPR file

A judge heard impassioned testimony Thursday from 20 climate change activists who were arrested for trespassing at New Hampshire’s coal-fired power plant in Bow in 2019.

Climate Activists Re-Arrested For Bail Violations Related To Recent Coal Protests

By • Feb 14, 2020
Annie Ropeik / NHPR

Climate activists are facing new charges after appearing in district court in Concord Friday.

They’ve held a series of protests against a coal power plant in Bow that’s the largest left in New England.

Dozens of activists crowded outside the Concord courtroom Friday. Many wore red – not just for Valentine's Day, but to show solidarity, they said.

4 Things To Know About The N.H. Coal Plant Targeted By Climate Protesters

By • Dec 19, 2019
Annie Ropeik / NHPR

A power plant in Bow -- the largest coal-burning plant left in New England -- has been the target of protests and civil disobedience in recent weeks. 

This month, activists from across New England have twice attempted to block trains carrying shipments of coal to the plant. Protests on the train tracks and at the plant have so far resulted in dozens of arrests.   

The activists say Merrimack Station should close. Its owners argue that criticism is misplaced. 

Climate Activists Arrested Trying To Block Coal Train From Reaching N.H. Power Plant

By • Dec 8, 2019
350 New Hampshire Action

More than 20 protesters were arrested Sunday trying to block a train from delivering coal to Merrimack Station power plant in Bow.

The climate activists who organized the blockades also marched on the plant at a demonstration in September, when dozens more were arrested.

Dozens Arrested At Protest Outside New England's Largest Coal Power Plant

By • Sep 28, 2019
Annie Ropeik / NHPR

Nearly 70 people were arrested during a protest at a coal-fired power plant in Bow Saturday.

The activists had marched onto the grounds of Merrimack Station, the largest coal-burning facility left in New England that is not set to retire.

Hundreds more people from across the region protested outside the plant’s main gate and in nearby Memorial Field, decrying the continued use of the fossil fuels that accelerate the harmful effects of climate change.


Groups Plan Water Pollution Suit Against Biggest Coal Plant Left In New England

By • Nov 2, 2018
Sam Evans-Brown / NHPR

Two environmental groups plan to sue the owners of a coal-fired power plant outside Concord – Merrimack Station, the largest of its kind left in New England.

The Sierra Club and the Conservation Law Foundation say they'll file suit under the Clean Water Act in January if things don't change at the power plant.