Bill Text: NH HB233 | 2023 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to useful thermal energy under the renewable portfolio standards.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-08-09 - Signed by Governor Sununu 08/04/2023; Chapter 182; eff: 10/03/2023 House Journal 17 [HB233 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2023-HB233-Amended.html
HB 233-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
9Mar2023... 0576h
2023 SESSION
23-0396
10/05
HOUSE BILL 233-FN
AN ACT relative to useful thermal energy under the renewable portfolio standards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Vose, Rock. 5; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Plett, Hills. 29; Rep. D. Thomas, Rock. 16; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Lang, Dist 2; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows for the verification of useful thermal energy under the electric renewable portfolio standards by methods approved by the department of energy.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2023... 0576h 23-0396
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to useful thermal energy under the renewable portfolio standards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electric Renewable Portfolio Standards; Useful Thermal Energy. Amend RSA 362-F:2, XV-a to read as follows:
XV-a. "Useful thermal energy" means renewable energy delivered from class I sources with a total gross nameplate heating capacity of its renewable energy certificate eligible units combined, of greater than 1,000,000 btu per hour that can be metered and that is delivered in New Hampshire to an end user in the form of direct heat, steam, hot water, or other thermal form that is used for heating, cooling, humidity control, process use, or other valid thermal end use energy requirements and for which fuel or electricity would otherwise be consumed. For sources with a total gross nameplate heating capacity of its renewable energy certificate eligible units combined of 1,000,000 btu per hour or less, energy delivered shall be verified by a method that is satisfactory to the department of energy.
2 Renewable Energy Certificates; Useful Thermal. Amend RSA 362-F:6, V to read as follows:
V. A qualified producer of useful thermal energy with a total gross nameplate heating capacity of its renewable energy certificate eligible units combined, of greater than 1,000,000 btu per hour shall provide for the metering of useful thermal energy produced in order to calculate the quantity of megawatt-hours for which renewable energy certificates are qualified, and to report to the department of energy under rules adopted pursuant to RSA 362-F:13. For sources with a total gross nameplate heating capacity of its renewable energy certificate eligible units combined, of 1,000,000 btu per hour or less, energy delivered shall be verified by a method that is satisfactory to the department of energy in order to calculate the quantity of megawatt-hours for which renewable energy certificates are qualified, and to report to the department of energy under rules adopted pursuant to RSA 362-F:13. Monitoring, reporting, and calculating the useful thermal energy produced in each quarter shall be expressed in megawatt-hours, where each 3,412,000 BTUs of useful thermal energy is equivalent to one megawatt-hour.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
23-0396
12/20/22
HB 233-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to useful thermal energy under the renewable portfolio standards.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Renewable Energy Fund | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill allows for the verification of useful thermal energy under the electric renewable portfolio standards by methods approved by the Department of Energy.
The Department of Energy indicates this bill would require the Department to determine a method to verify the delivery of useful thermal energy delivered from class I resources and to review and either approve or deny other means of verification proposed by the producers. The initial development of a method would require staff time to develop straw proposals, solicit stakeholder input and feedback, and produce a finalized method. This could be accomplished with existing staff and resources. If there is a high volume of alternative methods proposed by producers requiring review and approval or denial by staff, this could increase costs by an indeterminable amount.
It is assumed that any fiscal impact would occur after FY 2023.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Energy
