New Hampshire
Governor
Kelly Ayotte (Republican)
House Party
Republican Majority
Senate Party
Republican Majority
16
46
Northeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in New Hampshire
Climate Policies in New Hampshire
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
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| Enacted |
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The 1990-2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory was published in February 2022. Establishing Policies
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Climate Governance and Equity
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Climate Governance | 2022 | |
| Enacted |
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New Hampshire Clean Energy Fund Establishing Policies
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Cross-Sector
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Climate Finance | 1983 | |
| Enacted |
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The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) covers the electricity sector. Establishing Policies
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Cross-Sector
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Carbon Valuation | 2005 | |
| Enacted |
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25.2% renewable energy by 2025 Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2007 | |
| Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
5/5
|
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | ||
| Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
6/6
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Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | ||
| Enacted |
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New Hampshire has an active community choice aggregation program. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Clean Energy Generation | 2019 | |
| Enacted |
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New Hampshire received a D grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2018 IECC. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2022 | |
| Enacted |
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The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is 2018 IECC and ASHRAE 90.1-2016. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Codes | 2022 | |
| Enacted |
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The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards apply to 3 products. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
|
Building Standards | 2008 | |
| Enacted |
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Electric utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 2.84% of 2022 delivery sales for 2024-2026. Gas utilities are required to achieve energy savings equivalent to 2.04% of 2022 delivery sales for 2024-2026. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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New Hampshire has enacted residential and commercial PACE-enabling legislation and has active programs. Establishing Policies
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Buildings and Efficiency
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Building Efficiency | 2015 | |
| Enacted |
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Food waste ban – Effective February 1, 2025, the state requires those who generate more than one ton of food waste per week are prohibited from disposing of that waste in a landfill if there is an alternative facility with capacity and authorization to manage food waste within 20 miles. Establishing Policies
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Industry, Materials, and Waste Management
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Waste Management | 2023 | |
| Enacted |
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Conservation Districts in the state are authorized to provide incentives to promote healthy soil practices. Establishing Policies
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Natural and Working Lands
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Agriculture | 2021 | |
| Enacted |
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Conservation Districts in the state are authorized to provide education and technical assistance to promote healthy soil practices. Establishing Policies
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Natural and Working Lands
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Agriculture | 2021 |