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Energy Committee Guide

This guide gives New Hampshire citizens a brief introduction on how to help mitigate climate change at the local level. Community-scale activities such as energy benchmarking and efficiency upgrades will not only reduce your town's fossil fuel emissions and fuel-related costs; they will also make an important public statement about your values and priorities. This guide is based on a Handbook that was created by Clay Mitchell, Julia Dundorf, and Wes Golomb. You can view the full Handbook here.

These web pages will provide a guide to:

• Form and structure a Town energy committee
• Model By-laws to Form Committee
• Mission Statement for Committee
• How to audit or inventory Energy and/or Carbon Emissions
• Education and Outreach
• Potential Projects
• Who to contact when you have a question
• Other organizations to Help

Join a Regional Power Co-op

Become a member of a power co-op, which establishes local green power sources and creates green job. Here is the process to follow to become a Local Organizing Council and develop community-owned, community-scale sustainable energy resources for your community. Read more at What is a Power Co-op?