Implementation - Hanover High School

Implementing each GHG reduction measure under the HHS CAP requires identifying the groups within the school that would be responsible for implementation, determining priority, anticipated cost, and timeframe required to complete the action. Priority and cost are categorized as low, medium, and high ($, $$, $$$ for cost) based on an analysis performed by the 2018-19 Earth Systems class. Timeframes are categorized as near-term (1 to 2 years), mid-term (3 to 6 years), and long term (more than 6 years). Table 5 below shows the implementation requirements of each GHG reduction measure.

Implementation Matrix
Implementation Progress

Implementation Matrix

Implementation Progress

Since the CAP was adopted, significant progress has been made on implementing the goals. Below are summaries of the progress made as of April 2022.

Measure BE-1: A group of students in the 2020/2021 school year wrote a request for proposals (RFP) to identify a source of sustainably harvested wood chips within a 50-mile radius of HHS. This RFP was written to fulfill Measure BE-1 and can be viewed in the appendix of this document.

Two companies responded to the RFP and the school chose to go with Cousineau Forest Products from Henniker, NH. Documentation from Cousineau that provides information on meeting the requirements laid out in the RFP is a challenge because Cousineau sources its wood chips from several logging companies across New Hampshire.
Measures SB-2 and SB-3: Based on current information provided by the school bus energy industry, the option of replacing fossil fuel-based diesel with renewable diesel, seems unlikely due to the rapid progress in developing electric school buses. At this time, implementation of Measures SB-2 and SB-3 are on hold until the school bus company makes further progress obtaining electric school buses.
Measure BE-5: In December 2019, Resilient Buildings Group from Concord, NH performed an Energy Assessment of the Hanover High School building shell, lighting, and building systems. This report can be found in Appendix 2. Liberty Utilities provided funding for the Energy Audit through the NHSaves energy efficiency incentive initiative.
Measure BE-6: During the 21/22 school year, students used maps of the lighting units throughout the school to determine the number of light bulbs and fixtures that need to be replaced with energy-efficient LEDs. Lighting will be replaced with LEDs during the 22/23 school year.
Measure M-1: A Climate Action Plan Implementation Team (CAPIT) was formed during the 2018-2019 school year and was composed of HHS students, teachers, administrators, and community members. We also worked with a consultant from the biomass heating industry. This group met twice to discuss implementation strategies. Since that time, the CAPIT has become a sub-committee of the high school's student-run Environmental Club.

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