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1. Pros and cons or renewable energy systems- Mary T.D.

2. Solar Hot Water "Barn Raising"Programs in Seacoast and Plymouth area - Mary T. D.

3. More about the Incentives and Rebates- Mary T.D.

Help Needed Staffing the Booth at the NH State Home Show, Manchester NH.

Friday, March 5

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Cynthia Acorace feelingalive@comcast.net

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Mary Tebo Davis mary.tebo@unh.edu

Jan 12, 2010 - 'Cut the Carbon' Kits Available at Local Libraries

CONCORD, NH – Energy efficiency help for homeowners is on the way as hundreds of “Cut the Carbon” kits arrive this month in public libraries across New Hampshire.

Provided by NHSaves, the collaborative effort of the state’s four largest electric utilities, the kits feature a Kill A Watt™ energy detector that homeowners can use to assess the efficiency of their appliances and make changes to lower their energy usage.

Each kit includes instructions on the proper use of the Kill A Watt detector, as well as a simple worksheet that allows electricity customers to calculate the energy costs associated with each device in their home. Energy efficiency advice and tips are also included.

Thanks to a partnership with the NH State Library in Concord, kits will be loaned out to residents at no cost from any one of the 235 public libraries across the state. Residents of the 19 communities in New Hampshire that are not presently served by local public libraries will be able to borrow Kill A Watt detectors directly through the NH State Library.

Approved by Governor John Lynch and the Executive Council in August of 2009, the Cut the Carbon energy monitor program is one of the first initiatives to be supported by the state’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) fund.

“Putting energy efficiency and conservation within reach of everyone in the state is the goal of NHSaves,” explained Audrey Simpson of NH Electric Co-op, one of the four state utilities including National Grid, Public Service of New Hampshire and Unitil that comprise NHSaves. “Making these kits available at every public library in the state is a great way to achieve that goal.”

Jack Schelling of the PSNH Conservation Department, says Kill A Watt detectors made available through a similar program in Maine by EfficiencyMainehave quickly become the most popular item checked out of libraries.

“By borrowing one of these meters, you can sample a variety of 120-volt appliances and electronic devices in your home, and find out exactly how much electricity each one is using,” said Schelling. “For example, if you have an older refrigerator, you may discover that the energy you’d save with a newer model would quickly pay for the up-front investment. Then, instead of storing the monitor in your closet, you return it to the library for someone else to use.”

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