Shea Flanagan

According to The Nature Conservancy, the REF "has been utilized to fund nearly 10,000 rebates for renewable energy systems to NH homeowners, businesses, schools, towns, non-profit organizations and other eligible entities." This bill would instead use those REF funds for insignificant short-term savings on energy bills. The real question is why the Dept of Energy allowed over $20M of funds to accumulate, rather than spend them on the energy projects they were intended for, which reduce energy bills and increase energy independence for communities throughout the state.