Environmental Awards

Wood Power! - PSNH’s Northern Wood Power Project (NWPP) permanently replaced a 50-megawatt coal-burning boiler at Schiller Station in Portsmouth, NH, with a state-of-the-art, wood-burning boiler of the same capacity, effectively reducing PSNH’s air emissions by more than 400,000 tons annually. The NWPP has been recognized with several awards, including:

2008 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Excellence Award was presented to PSNH in recognition of the Northern Wood Power Project on May 28. The project was one of 11 national winners.

2007:

• The Environmental Business Council of New England’s award for “Outstanding New Environmental/Energy Technology or Application”
• The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable’s “Most Valuable Pollution Prevention (MVP2) Award”
• The New Hampshire DES “Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention”
• The Green Organization’s “International Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practices - North America” and the “Green Hero” award
• POWER Magazine’s 2007 “Marmaduke Award”

Other Environmental Awards

2003 - Newington Station received one of three 2002 Honorable Mention Awards from the NH Governor's Pollution Prevention Program. The award recognized PSNH's successful reduction of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions at Newington Station and was presented April 21st at the annual New Hampshire Pollution Prevention Conference at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

2002 - EPA Environmental Merit Award presented to PSNH and other members of the Piscataqua River Cooperative (PRC) in recognition of the PRC's commitment to the environment. The PRC was established in 1971 to provide critical initial response capabilities in the Seacoast area.

1999 - EPA Merit Award presented to PSNH in recognition of the company's unique "Grazing Power Project," that tested the use of sheep to maintain vegetation in the company's transmission rights-of-way; and, the award also recognized PSNH's successful efforts to reduce the emission of nitrogen oxides at Merrimack Station in Bow.

1996 - Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention for installing the SCR at Merrimack Station.

1996 - EPA Environmental Merit Award for installing the SCR at Merrimack Station.

1996 - Edison Electric Institute (EEI) Special Distinction Award for collaborating with government agencies and environmental groups to develop an ozone reduction strategy to meet the Clean Air Act.