Revision: June 26, 2018, 9:50 a.m.
CHAPTER 288
HB 225 - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2017... 0436h
05/18/2017 1696s
01/18/2018 0073s
23May2018... 2050-CofC
2018 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 concerning electric renewable portfolio standards and the disclosure of such information by the public utilities commission.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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
01/18/2018 0073s
23May2018... 2050-CofC 17-0329
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
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:
288:1 Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard; Information Collection. RSA 362-F:8 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
362-F:8 Information Collection.
I. By July 1 of each year, each provider of electricity shall submit a report to the commission, in a form approved by the commission, documenting its compliance with the requirements of this chapter for the prior year. The commission may investigate compliance and collect any information necessary to verify and audit the information provided to the commission by providers of electricity.
II. The commission shall adopt rules governing the reporting requirements under paragraph I that are designed to minimize the administrative costs and burden on electricity providers.
III. Beginning October 1, 2019 and by October 1 of each subsequent year, the commission shall disclose the information collected under paragraph I 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 is confidential as defined by public utilities commission or NEPOOL Generation Information System rules.
IV. The commission shall provide as part of the annual renewable energy fund report, pursuant to RSA 362-F:10, IV, renewable portfolio standard compliance costs and average electric rate impact; renewable energy certificate versus alternative compliance payments comparison; and alternative compliance payments by class and provider of electricity. The report shall also include the number of renewable energy certificates that were purchased during the prior compliance year by class.
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, 2019.
288:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 25, 2018
Effective Date: August 24, 2018