Revision: Feb. 8, 2024, 8:15 a.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
February 6, 2024
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Amendment to SB 391
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Department of Energy; Draft Rules; Distributed Energy Resources. In order to set cost effective, timely, and predictable processes for customer generators wishing to interconnect to the state’s electric grid, within 60 days of the effective date of this section, the department of energy shall open a proceeding to examine and assess draft rules to be adopted for the purposes of setting uniform procedures for distributed energy resources that are proposed for interconnection to the electrical infrastructure of New Hampshire’s investor owned utilities and are not subject to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission jurisdiction. The draft rules shall include detailed applicability and eligibility requirements and provisions related to engineering standards, review processes, time lines, cost responsibilities, information sharing and transparency, and dispute resolution that are aligned with national best practices, including the Interstate Renewable Energy Council’s 2023 model interconnection procedures. The draft rules shall utilize the comments the department of energy received as part of its investigatory proceeding in IP 2022-01. The PUC rule 900 shall remain in effect until any rules adopted pursuant to this section become effective. Any new employee positions required to implement this chapter shall be approved by the fiscal committee of the general court.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of energy to begin rulemaking for the purposes of setting uniform procedures for distributed energy resources that are proposed for interconnection to the electrical infrastructure.