Bill Text: NH HB1600 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to participation in net energy metering.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2024-08-27 - Signed by Governor Sununu 08/23/2024; Chapter 372; Eff: 08/23/2024 House Journal 16 [HB1600 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2024-HB1600-Introduced.html
HB 1600-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2024 SESSION
24-2332
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1600-FN
AN ACT relative to participation in net energy metering.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 30; Rep. Noel, Coos 5; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 12; Rep. Wolf, Merr. 7; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill modifies requirements for participation of municipal hosts aggregating retail electric customers, and of generation assets, in net metering.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
24-2332
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to participation in net energy metering.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Limited Electrical Energy Producers Act; Definition; Municipal Host. Amend RSA 362-A:1-a, II-c to read as follows:
II-c. "Municipal host" means a customer generator with a total peak generating capacity of greater than one megawatt and less than 5 megawatts used to offset the electricity requirements of a group consisting exclusively of one or more customers who are political subdivisions, provided that all customers are located within the same utility franchise service territory. A municipal host may be owned by either a public or private entity. For this definition, "political subdivision" means the state of New Hampshire or any city, town, county, school district, chartered public school, village district, school administrative unit, or any district or entity created for a special purpose administered or funded by any of the above-named governmental units, provided that a municipal host that is used to offset the load of municipal or county aggregations pursuant to RSA 53-E shall be a customer of a municipal or county aggregation and not on utility default service, with compensation for their output made pursuant to RSA 362-A:9, II.
2 Net Energy Metering; Generator Assets. Amend RSA 362-A:9, XXI(b) and (c) to read as follows:
(b) No generator [of greater than one megawatt total peak generating capacity] that first becomes operational after [July 1, 2021] September 1, 2024 that elects to participate in net metering as otherwise authorized by statute shall be registered as a generator asset with ISO New England [before June 30, 2022].
(c) A generator [of greater than one megawatt total peak generating capacity] that first became operational before [July 1, 2021 that elects to participate] September 1, 2024 that participates in net metering as otherwise authorized by statute and that is registered with ISO New England as a generator asset [may, at its discretion,] shall retire from such participation in ISO New England wholesale markets at the earliest possible date, provided that any outstanding capacity supply obligation in the ISO New England market is discharged in conjunction with such retirement and shall refrain from registering as a generator with ISO New England for the duration of their participation in net metering.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
24-2332
12/11/23
HB 1600-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to participation in net energy metering.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | None
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Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Funding Source(s) | Various Government Funds
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Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None
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• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] N/A • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] No | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
The Office of Legislative Budget Assistant is awaiting information from the Department of Energy. The Department of Energy was originally contacted on 11/27/23 for a fiscal note worksheet. If information is received, a revised fiscal note will be forward to the House Clerk’s Office
METHODOLOGY:
This bill modifies requirements for participation of municipal hosts aggregating retail electric customers, and of generation assets, in net metering.
The Public Utilities Commission states would have no fiscal impact on the Commission. The Commission has no information regarding any potential fiscal impact at the county or local level.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Energy and Public Utilities Commission
