Revision: Dec. 21, 2015, midnight
\t \t\tSB 321 - AS INTRODUCED
2016 SESSION
\t16-2835
\t06/09
SENATE BILL\t321
AN ACT\trelative to incentive payments to certain churches which are owners of small renewable energy generation facilities.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Bradley, Dist 3; Rep. Parker, Carr. 6; Rep. S. Schmidt, Carr. 6
COMMITTEE:\tEnergy And Natural Resources
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ANALYSIS
\tThis bill requires the public utilities commission to make a one-time incentive payment to a church that owns a qualifying small renewable energy generation facility.
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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.
\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
\t16-2835
\t06/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\trelative to incentive payments to certain churches which are owners of small renewable energy generation facilities.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t1 Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard; Renewable Energy Fund. Amend RSA 362-F:10, V to read as follows:
\t\tV. The public utilities commission shall make and administer a one-time incentive payment of $3 per watt of nominal generation capacity up to a maximum payment of $6,000, or 50 percent of system costs, whichever is less, per facility to:
\t\t\t(a) Any residential owner of a small renewable generation facility, that would qualify as a Class I or Class II source of electricity, has a total peak generation capacity of 10 kilowatts or fewer, begins operation on or after July 1, 2008, and is located on or at the owner's residence.
\t\t\t(b) Any church with tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that owns a small renewable generation facility, that would qualify as a Class I or Class II source of electricity, has a total peak generation capacity of 10 kilowatts or fewer, begins operation on or after July 1, 2008, and is located on or at the church’s property.
\t2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.