Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Renewable Energy
• Environmental Sustainability
• Economic Development

Environmental Achievements

• Numerous residential and commercial solar installations across New Hampshire contributing to reduced reliance on fossil fuels.
• Garland Mill Timberframes' construction of high-performance homes that sometimes produce more energy than they consume.

Social Achievements

• Creation of jobs in the solar industry in New Hampshire.
• Community engagement and support through initiatives like the Jim Mitchell Community Park powered by solar energy.
• Increased awareness of solar energy viability in New Hampshire.

Governance Achievements

• Collaboration between businesses, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (NHPUC), and state legislators to develop and implement solar incentive programs.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Inconsistent and unpredictable policy support for solar energy in New Hampshire.
• Limited funding for solar incentives, leading to frequent depletion of funds and long waiting lists.
• Burdensome process for qualifying residential PV systems to sell RECs.
• Relatively low REC prices in New Hampshire compared to other states.
• Opposition from some state legislators to solar energy development.

Mitigation Strategies

• Reducing incentive levels to manage high demand and limited budgets.
• Efforts to streamline the REC qualification process.
• Exploring municipal solar financing options in Lancaster, NH.
• Advocating for distributed generation solutions to counter the influence of large hydropower and gas projects.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Increased demand for solar energy due to climate change concerns

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
• SDG 13: Climate Action

Solar energy contributes to reducing reliance on fossil fuels and mitigating climate change.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Public Health
• Economic Benefits

Environmental Achievements

• Avoided 4.6 million metric tons of CO2 emissions from 2014-2019
• Avoided millions of pounds of criteria pollutants (SO2, NOx, PM2.5) from 2014-2019

Social Achievements

• Contributed to $87 million in public health benefits from 2014-2019
• Job creation, local tax base support, and participant cost savings

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Decreasing energy benefits with increasing BTM solar installations due to peak solar output around noon
• Inaccurate predictive equations in non-summer weeks

Mitigation Strategies

• Conservative estimation of energy benefits by removing weeks with inaccurate predictive equations
• Analysis of a scenario with double the amount of BTM solar to assess the impact of increasing levels

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)

BTM solar contributes to these goals by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving public health, and providing economic benefits.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed