New Hampshire Chapter | Sierra Club

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We all possess many talents and skills that can help raise awareness, sing, collaborate, strategize, communicate, design, lead, create, and do the actions needed today to protect the Earth, wildlife, drinking water, clean air, public lands, local communities and the people, all of the people. We need to lead with our values together. We need you.

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Announcing Chapter Executive Committee Elections

New Hampshire Sierra Club Annual Election of the Executive Committee

The Executive Committee (ExComm) is the official decision-making body of the NH Chapter of the Sierra Club. Seven members serve for two-year staggered terms.  The volunteer leadership is a unique quality of the Sierra Club, as volunteers collaborate with staff to shape priorities, strategic planning and campaigns. The Chapter benefits from the talents, expertise, wisdom, and skills of our membership. Working smart with our local knowledge, we can increase the effectiveness of our national and local resources.  The Chapter says thank you to those who have served on the Executive Committee since the Chapter was first established in 1992. 

UPDATED:

Timeline:

Announcement of Election: April 22, 2026 

Deadline to fill out Application for ExCom Election: Oct 1, 2026 
Deadline for petitioners: Nov 1, 2026
Ballot Electronic Send: Nov 30, 2026 

Ballot Mailing to Members: Dec 1, 2026  

Due Date of ballots: Dec 31, 2026 

Announcement of Election Results: January 11, 2027  

Executive Committee Member Responsibilities

• Understand and promote the mission of the Sierra Club
• Attend Executive Committee meetings and General meetings
• Lead and provide educational training and/or conservation opportunities to the general membership
• Promote the Outings Program
• Participate in long range planning
• Actively assist in fundraising activities or contribute financially
• Ensure financial stability and solvency
• Modify and allocate resources; must be consistent with the opportunities, the abilities, and the commitment of the chapter/group
• Monitor, question, and evaluate club activities
• Provide Leadership and Vision within the chapter/group
• Contribute a sense of camaraderie and teamwork

Solar Array Tour in Kingston

Ken Soleyn, Change Maker Volunteer 

October 29, 2025.  I was invited to a public tour of a 4.9-megawatt, ground-mounted solar array in Kingston, NH, commissioned by Unitil Corp and installed by ReVision Energy. Active since June of this year, the array is the largest in New Hampshire. It produces enough electricity to meet the power needs of 1,200 average NH homes. I learned that this system is an ideal “peak buster”.  Electrical rates are determined by the power needed during “peak demand”. Peak demand is basically the time span when the most power is being consumed from the electric grid, usually during hot summer days when everyone is running their air conditioning. These days are also some of the sunniest, allowing local solar energy systems to give back to the grid when support is most needed. Large-scale systems like Unitil’s are especially critical to offsetting demand.

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The Chapter Energy Committee

Demands Lower Costs, Clean Energy with YOU!

The Chapter Energy Committee is organizing the movement to lower energy costs by holding the utilities accountable for the transmission upgrades and slow walking interconnections. We are picking up the slack by sharing the what is left of the federal tax credits and programs for clean energy in New Hampshire. The volunteer led team of Granite Staters has room for you to help plan, engage and make real progress. 

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Protect The White Mountain National Forest

Roadless Rule Reversal

The proposed rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule jeopardizes nearly 58 million acres of undeveloped backcountry forestland managed by the U.S. Forest Service, comprising around a third of the territory in our national forest system. These forests have only remained intact because of the Forest Service's nearly 25-year-old commitment not to build roads in these areas for harmful activities like major logging operations or oil-and-gas drilling.

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State House Summary

A Tough Year With Important Progress!

We faced many challenges in the State House in 2025, but we identified where we could have the most impact, took action, and made the difference. The two bills we worked on this year centered on local control to protect community resources, like water, sewer, roads, noise and energy demands, maintenance, and operations. 

Learn More About the 2025 Wins at the State House