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On this edition. Renewable energy. It's in the water, wind and our landfills. Will it be affordable into the future? |
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Plus, want to drive a car that gets over 40 miles a gallon? We'll get behind the wheel of a hybrid vehicle. |
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But first, what is renewable energy and why should any of us care about it? For starters, the U.S. Senate is debating a bill that among other things would require the use of renewable sources to generate electricity. As Richard Ager tells us, the debate in Washington has also raised questions about how New Hampshire is planning its energy future. |
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Renewable Energy Script: Soundup: PSNH Bow plant tape - coal being bulldozed Track: When it comes to generating electricity, New Hampshire has a cleaner environmental record than most states. Our use of coal is less than half the national average - and more than half our energy for homes and industry comes from the nuclear plant at Seabrook - which has no emissions. But a recent report on the nation's energy future gave us a barely passing grade. Bite: VNR tape 01;14:22 Our report gave NH a C. NH today gets about 10% of its electricity from renewable sources but it's done nothing for more than a decade to promote the increased use of its abundant wind, solar and bioenergy sources. Track: The reasons for promoting renewable energy sources begin with the air we breathe. Bite: Renewable Energy Newser tape 09:10:17 Renewable energy sources are much cleaner from an air-quality perspective when compared to fossil-fuel fired plants. They produce less emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, mercury, and particulates - all of which contribute to acid rain, brown level ozone or smog, regional haze and numerous health-related problems. Renewables also produce less climate-altering emissions such as carbon dioxide. Soundup: Logging/wood plant tape 2 02:00:40 tree-cutting machine in forest Track: New Hampshire does get marks for generating some power at 5 wood-burning plants that use low-grade wood or biomass as fuel. As the second most forested state, our biomass is an abundant and renewable fuel source. But electric deregulation has cast the future of the wood-burning plants in doubt, since they are more expensive to operate than large fossil fuel plants and must compete in an open market. bite: Renewable Energy Newser tape 09;26:35 Right now we're in a mode to 'let's retain what we have and not lose our existing infrastructure and our existing generating capacity.' soundup: Lake Benton tape 00:05:15 farm turbine moves - turbines in back Track: After biomass, many would like to see more development of wind power - which can provide power even when renewable sources like solar are less reliable. Bite: Renewable Energy Newser tape 09:21:15 Wind will be a process of locating sites that are near transmission lines, where there is not aesthetic damage - it's been shown in Vermont - in the Searsport, Vt wind facility that the multiple challenges of siting a wind power plant in northern New England can be achieved. Bite: Renewable Energy Newser tape 09;24:25 Wind power is thoroughly competitive with gas power right now. Denmark for example is getting 20% of its electricity from wind power……We can produce power at 3-4 cents a kilowatt/hour and the best sites in NH will be competitive. Soundup: Waste Management tape - truck dumping garbage at dump Track: What will supply our energy future? Sometimes, an answer can be found right under our noses. At the Rochester landfill, 2 generating stations burn landfill gas to produce enough energy for 10,000 homes. Modern landfills are lined and sealed when they are full. At that point, a network of pipes is installed to tap the gas - which is half methane - also known as natural gas. Bite; landfill gas tape 1 15:44:50 Landfills start making gas about one year after you place the waste and it'll peak at about 7 years and slowly decline for the next 25 years after that. So this site is permitted to accept waste to 2012 so you figure 30 years after that - we could still be here taking care of these landfills which we will be - and making electricity. Soundup: landfill gas tape 1 16:57:14 little frontloader dumps paper onto conveyer belt Track: The power produced here is used to run the Rochester recycling facility as well as a water treatment plant. The rest is supplied to local utilities. Standup: landfill gas tape 1 17;44:05 or 17:45:28 Of the 6,000 landfills in the nation, only about 340 currently turn landfill gas into electricity, but the EPA estimates at least another 500 could do so, producing enough power for a million homes. Bite: landfill gas tape 1 15:41:40 NOW DOES IT PAY TO SET UP THIS ELABORATE NETWORK THAT YOU HAVE HERE, JUST TO TURN IT INTO ELECTRICITY? Well, you've got to capture the gas anyway so you don't have migration issues or any venting into the atmosphere, because methane and CO2 are both greenhouse gases, so as long as you're going to capture it anyway instead of just flaring it, currently it does pay because it is a renewable energy source and there are tax incentives from the federal govt. to help you out - make it economical. Track: But those tax incentives have expired for new landfill gas plants - and so some gas must be flared off since building another plant would not pay. The energy bill before the U.S. Senate would create new incentives. Soundup: Lake Benton tape 00:07;56 ** combine and turbines - sunset Track: By definition, renewable sources - wind, trees, even trash - will always be with us. The question is, what place do they take in powering our future? For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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Joining me to look at the role renewable energy might play in New Hampshire's future are Josh Irwin, Director of NH the Public Interest Research Group; Jack Ruderman of the Office of State Planning and Martin Murray of Public Service of New Hampshire. Thank you all for being here. |
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Josh Irwin, Director of NH PIRG; Martin Murray of PSNH; and Jack Ruderman of the Office of State Planning. |
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Now that we've talked about government and industry roles when it comes to renewable energy - just how can the lone consumer make a difference? Well, some have purchased super-low emissions vehicles, also known as hybrid cars. Here's a look. Fred Portnoy - Plymouth State College Data Network Manager - Plymouth Ryan Erskine - Autofair Toyota Sales and Leasing Consultant - Manchester |
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Hybrid Cars: Script B-Roll 12:34:16 Tape 3: Fred walks to car and gets in. Track 1: Fred Portnoy is a computer technology instructor at Plymouth State College. He commutes over 60 miles every day round trip. Fred 13:36:55 Tape 3: We were in a time last fall when we were getting ready to send people to the Middle East to fight wars in places where oil comes from and that sort of thing, and I thought even though I was already driving a car that got 30 mpg, because I drive over 60 miles a day back and forth to work, I thought the least I could do would be to try to do the best I can. B-Roll 12:38:29 Tape 3: Tight shot of key starting car with beeping noise. Track 2: The Honda Insight is just one of the three models of hybrid electric vehicles currently on the market. The three include two Hondas and a Toyota. Also known as HEVs, hybrids combine the internal combustion engine of a traditional car with the battery and electric motor of an electric one. The result: twice the fuel capacity of a conventional vehicle while producing half the pollution. Fred 13:43:34 Tape 3: It's made of aluminum and plastic for the most part, with just some suspension parts being steeled, so it should do a good job of lasting a good long time. Track 3: The Insight is 40% lighter than the average steel framed vehicle. That boosts its fuel efficiency. B-Roll 13:57:51 Tape 3: Tight shot of wheel and body of Insight Fred 13:45:06 Tape 3: Even when I had it out here on the highway and it was snowing, it felt very sure-footed. It has a pretty smart front-wheel drive system for traction. B-Roll 01:41:42 Tape 2: Autofair Toyota Dealership Sign Ryan: 01:02:46 Tape 1: Good morning, welcome to Autofair Toyota. B-Roll 01:01 30 Tape 1: Wide shot of Toyota Prius Track 4: Ryan Erskine is a sales associate at Autofair Toyota in Manchester. Ryan 01:02:53 Tape 1: This is a Toyota Prius, it is our hybrid vehicle here at Toyota. Track 5: The Prius went on the market one year after the Insight. Ryan 01:02:58 Tape 1: It has a nice symbionic system. The two systems work off of each other instead of working independently… In city driving, you mainly work off your hybrid engine… The only time you'll be using your gas is when you hit highway driving… When you do press on the brakes at any speed above 5 miles per hour, the energy, instead of being lost, is being converted back to the engine and the battery so that the energy is stored and never lost… It's the cleanest, very efficient, very economical vehicle. Ryan 1:07:45 Tape 1: Specific components of the hybrid system are covered for eight years, or 100,000 miles, whichever comes first on the car. Fred 13:38:27 Tape 3: It's not a powerhouse, it's not a muscle car, it's not overpowered for its size like most cars are these days, and the only thing is it's really small, so I deliberately chose it because for the most part I'm using it for commuting. Ryan 01:25:04 Tape 1: One of the main advantages that you'll find is the gas efficiency of the vehicle… On the Prius, you're going to save a lot. And that's really what it comes down to. You're going to be getting about 52 miles per gallon in the city, and 45 on the highway. Why you get more in the city than the highway is when you drive more off of your electric engine. Fred 13:41:35 Tape 3: I picked the car up from the dealer one Friday night, and early Saturday morning I loaded it up with my stuff and drove to West Virginia, and got all the way to the New Jersey-Pennsylvania border before I had to stop for gas. B-Roll 01:08:15 Tape 1: Tight shot of battery Ryan: You'll also find your battery, located in the rear of the trunk, which is down on the side. Track 6: The 274-volt battery can range from $3,000 to $8,000. It needs replacing every eight to ten years. B-Roll 01:11:23 Tape 1: Underneath hood of car. B-Roll 01:17:41 Tape 1: Tight shot of seatbelt Ryan 01:16:28 Tape 1: …people are looking for a lot of things, not only an economical vehicle that will give them great gas mileage, but also occupant room and storage room within a vehicle are people's main points whenever they want to buy a car. Track 7: The Honda Insight is a two-seater with minimal storage capacity in the back. The Insight keeps its batteries on the floor behind the seats. As a result, there is no trunk and no backseat. B-Roll 01:20:30 Tape 1: Ryan getting into driver's seat Ryan 01:20:31 Tape 1: I'll show you some of the interior features available in the Prius. B-Roll 01:23:38 Tape 1: Info and menu buttons on display screen Ryan 01:20:40 Tape 1: Looking at the display screen, and a couple nice benefits it gives us. One, on the Prius it will show us a consumption of energy as you drive, how much energy you will use in the city and highway, so you can see the differences, and then it will show you how much energy you're using and where the energy goes, and what's lost and what's restored and given back to the battery of the vehicle… The Prius also comes with a navigation system which you will find on most models - it would operate the same way that your displays do up here as far as your push button and audio system and your menu screen. And that is an option. Fred 13:37:15 Tape 3: I found myself looking at the instrumentation all the time because it tells me whether I'm drawing on the electric or charging the electric, or how many miles per gallon I was getting instantaneously. B-Roll 13:49:00 Tape 3: Tight shot of Fred's hands playing with buttons of radio, changing stations, temperature dial, speedometer. B-Roll 13:56:46 Tape 3: Tight shot of Hybrid sign on car with Nashua dealer sticker Track 8: It costs between $35,000 to $40,000 to make a hybrid, but they cost a lot less to buy. Ryan 01:28:10 Tape 1: Toyota has to find a way to make a better car every year, and keeping the price at an affordable area, so not only you, but most people can afford… I'm sure a lot of technology and a lot of engineers had to be considered and therefore the original cost was a little high… But after time you don't have to keep spending money on that knowledge. Ryan 01:35:42 Tape 2: We're gonna be happy as long as the consumer finds what's right for them. Is this right for everyone? Maybe not. But for a lot of people, it is… For years everyone wanted a hybrid vehicle, where's the hybrid vehicle, where's my electric car, where's the one that will get me to and from work every day and save me money? Well, we built it, now we're just waiting for you. B-Roll 01:40:20: Wide shot of Prius driving Fred 13:42:56 Tape 3: I'm really happy to drive it every day. B-Roll 14:19:58 Tape 3: Driving next to Fred in car B-Roll 14:09:39 Tape 3: Insight driving down highway past camera. Track 9: This is Cameron MacKay for New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Thanks to intern Cameron MacKay for helping with that report. Cameron learned that Fedex has a ten year plan for converting to hybrids. There is also a tax-incentive for consumers. But you'll have to act quick if you want to take the federal energy credit. It will be phased out over the next several years. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - It's been a late season for many gardeners who are anxious to get their gardens off to a healthy start. We'll show you a master gardener's project designed for the whole family. Plus, your biggest worry in the garden may be living underground. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. It's been a late season for many gardeners who are anxious to get their gardens off to a healthy start. We'll show you a master gardener's project designed for the whole family. Join us tonight at 10:00. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/18/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, renewable energy. It's in the water, wind and our landfills. Will it be affordable into the future? Plus, want to drive a car that gets over 40 miles a gallon? We'll get behind the wheel of a hybrid vehicle. First, what is renewable energy and why should any of us care about it? For starters, the U.S. Senate is debating a bill that among other things would require the use of renewable sources to generate electricity. As Richard Ager tells us, the debate in Washington has also raised questions about how New Hampshire is planning its energy future. Joining us instudio to look at the role renewable energy might play in New Hampshire's future are Josh Irwin, Director of NH the Public Interest Research Group; Jack Ruderman of the Office of State Planning and Martin Murray of Public Service of New Hampshire. Now that we've talked about government and industry roles when it comes to renewable energy - just how can the lone consumer make a difference? Well, some have purchased super-low emissions vehicles, also known as hybrid cars. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Alan Nogee\Union of Concerned Scientists, Cathy Brockett\NH DES, Jasen Stock\NH Timberland Owners Association, Jim Rubens\Spokesman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Alan Davis\Waste Management, Josh Irwin\NH Public Interest Research Group, Martin Murray\PSNH, Jack Ruderman\NH Office of State Planning, Fred Portnoy\Hybrid Owner, Ryan Erskine \Autofair Toyota Sales & Leasing Consultant |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/18/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, renewable energy. It's in the water, wind and our landfills. Will it be affordable into the future? Plus, want to drive a car that gets over 40 miles a gallon? We'll get behind the wheel of a hybrid vehicle. First, what is renewable energy and why should any of us care about it? For starters, the U.S. Senate is debating a bill that among other things would require the use of renewable sources to generate electricity. As Richard Ager tells us, the debate in Washington has also raised questions about how New Hampshire is planning its energy future. Joining us instudio to look at the role renewable energy might play in New Hampshire's future are Josh Irwin, Director of NH the Public Interest Research Group; Jack Ruderman of the Office of State Planning and Martin Murray of Public Service of New Hampshire. Now that we've talked about government and industry roles when it comes to renewable energy - just how can the lone consumer make a difference? Well, some have purchased super-low emissions vehicles, also known as hybrid cars. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Alan Nogee\Union of Concerned Scientists, Cathy Brockett\NH DES, Jasen Stock\NH Timberland Owners Association, Jim Rubens\Spokesman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Alan Davis\Waste Management, Josh Irwin\NH Public Interest Research Group, Martin Murray\PSNH, Jack Ruderman\NH Office of State Planning, Fred Portnoy\Hybrid Owner, Ryan Erskine \Autofair Toyota Sales & Leasing Consultant |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/18/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, renewable energy. It's in the water, wind and our landfills. Will it be affordable into the future? Plus, want to drive a car that gets over 40 miles a gallon? We'll get behind the wheel of a hybrid vehicle. First, what is renewable energy and why should any of us care about it? For starters, the U.S. Senate is debating a bill that among other things would require the use of renewable sources to generate electricity. As Richard Ager tells us, the debate in Washington has also raised questions about how New Hampshire is planning its energy future. Joining us instudio to look at the role renewable energy might play in New Hampshire's future are Josh Irwin, Director of NH the Public Interest Research Group; Jack Ruderman of the Office of State Planning and Martin Murray of Public Service of New Hampshire. Now that we've talked about government and industry roles when it comes to renewable energy - just how can the lone consumer make a difference? Well, some have purchased super-low emissions vehicles, also known as hybrid cars. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Alan Nogee\Union of Concerned Scientists, Cathy Brockett\NH DES, Jasen Stock\NH Timberland Owners Association, Jim Rubens\Spokesman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Alan Davis\Waste Management, Josh Irwin\NH Public Interest Research Group, Martin Murray\PSNH, Jack Ruderman\NH Office of State Planning, Fred Portnoy\Hybrid Owner, Ryan Erskine \Autofair Toyota Sales & Leasing Consultant |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 6/18/03 22:00 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, in this program, renewable energy. It's in the water, wind and our landfills. Will it be affordable into the future? Plus, want to drive a car that gets over 40 miles a gallon? We'll get behind the wheel of a hybrid vehicle. First, what is renewable energy and why should any of us care about it? For starters, the U.S. Senate is debating a bill that among other things would require the use of renewable sources to generate electricity. As Richard Ager tells us, the debate in Washington has also raised questions about how New Hampshire is planning its energy future. Joining us instudio to look at the role renewable energy might play in New Hampshire's future are Josh Irwin, Director of NH the Public Interest Research Group; Jack Ruderman of the Office of State Planning and Martin Murray of Public Service of New Hampshire. Now that we've talked about government and industry roles when it comes to renewable energy - just how can the lone consumer make a difference? Well, some have purchased super-low emissions vehicles, also known as hybrid cars. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Alan Nogee\Union of Concerned Scientists, Cathy Brockett\NH DES, Jasen Stock\NH Timberland Owners Association, Jim Rubens\Spokesman, Union of Concerned Scientists, Alan Davis\Waste Management, Josh Irwin\NH Public Interest Research Group, Martin Murray\PSNH, Jack Ruderman\NH Office of State Planning, Fred Portnoy\Hybrid Owner, Ryan Erskine \Autofair Toyota Sales & Leasing Consultant |
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