Revision: May 18, 2017, 3:48 p.m.
HB 225 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
9Mar2017... 0436h
05/18/2017 1696s
2017 SESSION
17-0329
06/10
HOUSE BILL 225
AN ACT relative to information collection concerning electric renewable portfolio standards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Fromuth, Hills. 7; Rep. Vose, Rock. 9; Rep. Barry, Hills. 21; Rep. Harrington, Straf. 3; Rep. Schleien, Hills. 37; Rep. Scully, Hills. 33; Rep. Beaudoin, Straf. 9; Rep. Notter, Hills. 21; Sen. Sanborn, Dist 9
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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This bill modifies the requirements for annual reports by providers of electricity and renewable energy certificates concerning electric renewable portfolio standards.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2017... 0436h
05/18/2017 1696s 17-0329
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to information collection concerning electric renewable portfolio standards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard; Information Collection. RSA 362-F:8 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
362-F:8 Information Collection.
I. Beginning July 31, 2018 and by July 31 of each subsequent year, each provider of electricity shall submit a report to the commission, or request a report to be submitted by the administrator of the NEPOOL Generation Information System to the commission, in a form approved by the commission, documenting its compliance with the requirements of this chapter for the prior calendar year. The report shall also include the number of renewable energy certificates that were purchased during the prior calendar year and identify the class and source of each renewable energy certificate.
II. Beginning July 31, 2018 and by July 31 of each subsequent year, each certified New Hampshire renewable energy certificate provider, or aggregator, as defined by RSA 53-E:2, II, working on its behalf, shall submit a report to the commission or request a report to be submitted by the administrator of the NEPOOL Generation Information System to the commission, in a form approved by the commission, documenting the number of renewable energy certificates that were produced during the prior calendar year on a quarterly basis and the class of each renewable energy certificate.
III. The commission shall adopt rules governing the reporting requirements under paragraphs I and II that are designed to minimize the administrative costs and burden on electricity providers and renewable energy certificate providers.
IV. The commission shall disclose the information under paragraphs I and II as public information in the commission's annual report pursuant to RSA 362-F:10, IV. No information shall be disclosed to the public that includes confidential contractual terms agreed to by any individual seller or purchaser of renewable energy certificates. The commission may investigate compliance and collect any information necessary to verify and audit the information provided to the commission by providers of electricity.
V. The commission shall complete the rulemaking process and submit requests to the administrator of the NEPOOL Generation Information System that are necessary to implement this section no later than April 1, 2018.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
17-0329
Amended 4/11/17
HB 225- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2017-0436h)
AN ACT (New Title) relative to information collection concerning electric renewable portfolio standards.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Public Utility Assessment RSA 363-A | |||
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METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires electric providers to submit an annual compliance report to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that details the number of renewable energy certificates purchased, the class type and source. This bill further requires each certified New Hampshire renewable energy certificate provider to annually submit a report to the PUC that specifies the number of renewable energy certificates, by class type, produced each quarter, during the prior year. This bill also requires the PUC to include the new data reported to it in its annually reporting pursuant to RSA 362-F:10, IV. The PUC states the electric provider information is currently reported on an individual basis and reporting consolidated detailed information will likely require a new database that will cost approximately $5,000 to build. Additionally, the PUC states the reporting provision, relative to renewable energy certificate providers, may require it to reprogram the existing NEPOOL GIS system to accommodate the new data collection and reporting requirements at an estimated cost of $15,000. Finally, the PUC states it will need to hire an additional part time Utility Analyst III position (LG 28, Step 5) at an estimated cost of $52,000 in FY 2018, $50,000 in FY 2019, $52,000 in FY 2020, and $53,000 in FY 2021.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Public Utilities Commission