New Hampshires Dependence on Imported Coal

In 2008, New Hampshire spent $133 million on imported coal, primarily sourced from South America, to support approximately 15% of its in-state electricity generation. The Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) was the sole purchaser of these imports, with the Merrimack Station plant spending $79 million. The document argues that investing in energy efficiency and homegrown renewables, such as the Northern Wood Power Project, can redirect these funds into the local economy. New Hampshire has a mandate for utilities to supply about 24% of power needs from renewable resources by 2025.

• New Hampshire's power plants relied entirely on imported coal in 2008, resulting in a $133 million outflow of funds from the state, with a significant portion of the coal originating from South America.
• The Public Service Company of New Hampshire (PSNH) purchased all the state's imported coal, and its Merrimack Station plant in Bow was the largest spender, paying $79 million for imports.
• Coal accounted for approximately 15.1% of New Hampshire's in-state electricity generation in 2008, despite the state having no internal coal supplies.
• New Hampshire is utilizing renewable energy to decrease coal dependence, exemplified by the Northern Wood Power Project in Portsmouth, which converted a unit at the Schiller Station facility to burn waste-wood and can power roughly 50,000 homes.
• The state has established a renewable electricity standard requiring utilities to provide approximately 24% of power needs from renewable sources by 2025.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2010). New Hampshires Dependence on Imported Coal. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-Hampshire.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. New Hampshires Dependence on Imported Coal. 2010. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-Hampshire.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Union of Concerned Scientists |title=New Hampshires Dependence on Imported Coal |date=May 2010 |url=https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-Hampshire.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2010new, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{New Hampshires Dependence on Imported Coal}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2010}, month = may, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/UCS-BCBC-factsheet-New-Hampshire.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }