HB1290 (2026) Compare Changes


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Unchanged Version

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1 New Paragraph; Customer Energy Storage; Definition of Department Added. Amend RSA 374-H:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following paragraph:

II-a. "Department" means the department of energy.

2 Customer Energy Storage; Customer Energy Storage Systems. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 374-H:2, I to read as follows:

I. The commission shall adopt rules or approve tariffs clarifying policy for the installation, interconnection, and use of energy storage systems by customers of utilities, and shall incorporate the following principles into the rules or approved tariffs:

3 Customer Energy Storage; Customer Energy Storage Systems. Amend RSA 374-H:2, II to read as follows:

II. Nothing in this section alters or supersedes *either:

(a) the principles of net energy metering under RSA 362-A:9; or

(b) Any existing electrical permit requirements or any licensing or certification requirements for installers, manufacturers, or equipment*.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Changed Version

Text to be added highlighted in green.

1 New Paragraph; Customer Energy Storage; Definition of Department Added. Amend RSA 374-H:1 by inserting after paragraph II the following paragraph:

II-a. "Department" means the department of energy.

2 Customer Energy Storage; Customer Energy Storage Systems. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 374-H:2, I to read as follows:

I. The department shall adopt rules clarifying policy for the installation, and useandor approved tariffseither:

(a); or

(b) Any existing electrical permit requirements or any licensing or certification requirements for installers, manufacturers, or equipment*.

4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.