Bill Text: NH HB1600 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
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-Amended.html
HB 1600-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
7Mar2024... 0764h
05/15/2024 1816s
2024 SESSION
24-2332
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1600-FN
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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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill establishes a committee to study the aggregation of electric customers by municipalities and counties.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Mar2024... 0764h
05/15/2024 1816s 24-2332
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the aggregation of electric customers by municipalities and counties.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Four members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall examine legislative options regarding regulation of aggregation of electric customers by municipalities and counties, including treatment of municipal hosts pursuant to RSA 362-A:9, II.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
24-2332
Amended 3/18/24
HB 1600-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2024-0764h)
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 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | Unknown at this time which, if any, revenue source would be impacted
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Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None
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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 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides that when a municipal host offsets the group load of a municipal or county aggregation, rather than individual customer accounts, then it shall be considered a customer of the municipal or county aggregation and compensated for its output.
The Department of Energy indicates this bill would have an indeterminable fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenues. If the state, a county, or local unit of government engages in net metering as a municipal host and is in a community served by a municipal or county aggregator, and such a municipal host is used to offset the load of the municipal or county aggregator, the compensation rates will be made by the municipal or county aggregator. To the extent that a municipal host meets these requirements, the total compensation to the municipal host may increase or decrease. The final compensation design done by the municipal or county aggregator would determine any revenue impact and the magnitude of the impact. If the state, a county, or local unit of government engages in net metering as a municipal host and is not in a community served by a municipal or county aggregator, there would be no revenue impact.
Regarding state, county and local expenditures, the Department indicates there would be no fiscal impact. The bill only impacts the compensation of the group host for its exports of electricity to the grid. It has no impact on the tariff paid by group members of the arrangements for the electricity they consume, including for members that may be the state, counties, or local units of government. Neither statute nor rule have any prohibitions on group hosts and group members having different suppliers for the electricity portion of their bill. The Department indicates there be no impact on state expenditures for the Department to implement this bill.
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
