SB 106-FN - AS INTRODUCED SESSION 25-0476 06/08 SENATE BILL 106-FN AN ACT relative to the participation of customer generators in net energy metering.

SPONSORS:

Lang, Dist 2;2 February 20, 2025 2025-0543s 07/05 Floor Amendment to SB 106-FN Amend the bill by replacing all after section 1 with the following:

Sen.3 2 New Paragraph;

Innis,Limited DistElectrical 7;Energy Producers Act Definitions.

Sen.Amend RSA 362-A:1-a by inserting after paragraph II-f the following new paragraph:

McGough,II-g. Dist 11;

Sen."Industrial 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 commercial, industrial, or institutional entities with one or more accounts, provided that all accounts are located within the same utility franchise service territory.

Pearl,If Distan 17;industrial host’s total annual net exported generation exceeds the total annual electricity usage of the host and members of the group, the industrial host shall be entitled to compensation for that excess generation according to the process established by the department’s 900 rules for annual reconciliation.

Sen.An industrial host may be owned by either a public or private entity.

Watters,3 DistNew 4;Paragraph;

Rep.

Moffett, Merr.

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Energy and Natural Resources ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill requires large customer-generators participating in net energy metering to consume at least 20 percent of their own generation.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

SB 106-FN - AS INTRODUCED 25-0476 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five AN ACT relative to the participation of customer generators 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;

Eligible Customer Generator.

Amend RSA 362-A:1-a, II-b to read as follows:

II-b.

"Eligible customer-generator" or "customer-generator" means an electric utility customer who owns, operates, or purchases power from an electrical generating facility either powered by renewable energy or which employs a heat led combined heat and power system, with a total peak generating capacity of up to and including one megawatt, except as provided for a municipal host as defined in paragraph II-c[, that is located behind a retail meter on the customer's premises,] is interconnected and operates in parallel with the electric grid, and is used to offset the customer's own electricity requirements.

Incremental generation added to an existing generation facility, that does not itself qualify for net metering, shall qualify if such incremental generation meets the qualifications of this paragraph and is metered separately from the [nonqualifying] non- qualifying facility.

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26,029 alternative tariffs.tariffs.Upon the expiration of a customer-generator’s eligibility under Order No.

Upon the expiration of a customer-generator’s eligibility under Order No.

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IV-a.(a) Facilities eligible for the net metering tariff under this section for customercustomer- generators larger than 100one kilowattsmegawatt and up to 5 megawatt with an in-service date after January 1, SB2026 106-FN - AS INTRODUCED - Page 2 - 2023 and not acting as a group net metering host, must consume at least 2033 percent of the generation, on an annual basis.

Floor Amendment to SB 106-FN - Page 2 - (b) Consumption requirements under this section shall not apply to low and moderate income customers as defined in administrative rules of the public utilities commission in PUC 902.21.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.

Estimated State Impact FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Indeterminable Increase in Indeterminable Indeterminable Expenditures* $0 excess of Increase Increase $1,000,000 Funding Source(s) Various Agency Funds Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdivision Impact FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Indeterminable County Expenditures $0 Increase Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Indeterminable Local Expenditures $0 Increase METHODOLOGY:

This bill creates new net energy metering tariffs to be available, allowing projects to receive compensation for up to 20 years or until December 31, 2040, whichever is longer.

Facilities with a generation capacity between 100 kilowatts and 5 megawatts, operational after January 1, 2023, must use at least 20 percent of their generated energy annually, with exemptions for low and moderate-income customers.