CHAPTER 199
SB 489 - FINAL VERSION
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2016 SESSION
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SENATE BILL\t489
AN ACT\tauthorizing a demonstration project using a Stirling engine system.
SPONSORS:\tSen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Little, Dist 8; Rep. Introne, Rock. 5; Rep. Richardson, Coos 4
COMMITTEE:\tEnergy and Natural Resources
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
\tThis bill authorizes the department of administrative services to undertake a 5-year demonstration project for the use of a Stirling engine system to provide electricity and/or heat to a state building.
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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\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT\tauthorizing a demonstration project using a Stirling engine system.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
\t199:1 Stirling Engine System; Demonstration Project Authorized; State Building.
\t\tI. The department of administrative services may identify a state building or facility that would be a suitable candidate for a 5-year demonstration project for the installation of a Stirling engine system to provide electricity and/or heating needs for that building or facility.
\t\tII. The goal of the demonstration project is to ascertain the reliability, commercial viability, and cost effectiveness of supplying electricity and/or heat to a state-owned building using a Stirling engine system, provided that the project shall not increase the energy or heating costs of operating a state building for the period of the demonstration project.
\t\tIII. The commissioner of administrative services may enter into a contract in accordance with RSA 21-I, including approval by governor and council, not to exceed a 5-year period, for the demonstration project to be undertaken by a willing provider of a Stirling engine system. Any such contract that requires changes to the infrastructure of the state building shall be at the expense of the provider of the Stirling engine system. Any contract negotiated by the state of New Hampshire shall result in reimbursing the provider of the Stirling engine technology for electricity and/or the cost of heat provided at no more than the cost of the electricity and/or heat based on the current market rate, or the rate under any state contract for energy, whichever is lower. At the end of the demonstration project, the department of administrative services may retain any equipment provided it is in the best interest of the efficient operation of the building. If the department does not wish to retain the equipment, the provider shall remove the equipment and restore the building back to its original condition, or better, at no expense to the state, at which time any liability of the state for costs of the project shall terminate.
\t\tIV. The department of administrative services shall prepare an annual report to the governor, the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairman of the public utilities commission, presenting the results of any demonstration project to be filed on or before July 1 of each year of the project, and a final report filed no later than 6 months after the end of the project. The reports shall include any recommendations related to future use of Stirling engine technology if appropriate.
\t199:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: June 6, 2016\t\tEffective Date: June 6, 2016