Revision: March 19, 2024, 8:44 a.m.
HB 1600-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7Mar2024... 0764h
2024 SESSION
24-2332
10/05
HOUSE BILL 1600-FN
AN ACT relative to participation in net energy metering.
SPONSORS: Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. McWilliams, Merr. 30; Rep. Noel, Coos 5; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Seaworth, Merr. 12; Rep. Wolf, Merr. 7; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3
COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that when a municipal host offsets the group load of a municipal or county aggregation, rather than individual customer accounts, then it shall be considered a customer of the municipal or county aggregation and compensated for its output.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7Mar2024... 0764h 24-2332
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four
AN ACT relative to participation in net energy metering.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; Aggregation of Electric Customers by Municipalities and Counties; Regulation. Amend RSA 53-E:4 by inserting after paragraph IV the following new paragraph:
IV-a. When a municipal host, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, II-c, consents to use its generation to offset the group load of a municipal or county aggregation, and not one or more individual retail customer accounts, then it shall be a customer of a municipal or county aggregation and not on utility default service, with compensation for their output made pursuant to RSA 362-A:9, II.
2 Aggregation of Electric Customers by Municipalities and Counties; Regulation; Reference Change. Amend RSA 53-E:4, VI to read as follows:
VI. Municipal or county aggregations shall be subject to RSA 363:38 as service providers and individual customer data shall be treated as confidential private information and shall not be subject to public disclosure under RSA 91-A. An approved aggregation may use individual customer data to comply with the provisions of RSA 53-E:7, [II] III and for research and development of potential new energy services to offer to customer participants.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
24-2332
Amended 3/18/24
HB 1600-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2024-0764h)
AN ACT relative to participation in net energy metering.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ X ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Revenue Fund(s) | Unknown at this time which, if any, revenue source would be impacted
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Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None
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Appropriations | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Funding Source(s) | None
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• Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] N/A • Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] No | ||||||
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact - Increase / (Decrease) | ||||||
| FY 2024 | FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | ||
County Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
County Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
Local Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | Indeterminable | ||
Local Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill provides that when a municipal host offsets the group load of a municipal or county aggregation, rather than individual customer accounts, then it shall be considered a customer of the municipal or county aggregation and compensated for its output.
The Department of Energy indicates this bill would have an indeterminable fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenues. If the state, a county, or local unit of government engages in net metering as a municipal host and is in a community served by a municipal or county aggregator, and such a municipal host is used to offset the load of the municipal or county aggregator, the compensation rates will be made by the municipal or county aggregator. To the extent that a municipal host meets these requirements, the total compensation to the municipal host may increase or decrease. The final compensation design done by the municipal or county aggregator would determine any revenue impact and the magnitude of the impact. If the state, a county, or local unit of government engages in net metering as a municipal host and is not in a community served by a municipal or county aggregator, there would be no revenue impact.
Regarding state, county and local expenditures, the Department indicates there would be no fiscal impact. The bill only impacts the compensation of the group host for its exports of electricity to the grid. It has no impact on the tariff paid by group members of the arrangements for the electricity they consume, including for members that may be the state, counties, or local units of government. Neither statute nor rule have any prohibitions on group hosts and group members having different suppliers for the electricity portion of their bill. The Department indicates there be no impact on state expenditures for the Department to implement this bill.
The Public Utilities Commission states would have no fiscal impact on the Commission. The Commission has no information regarding any potential fiscal impact at the county or local level.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Energy and Public Utilities Commission