Revision: March 3, 2026, 11:38 a.m.
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
March 3, 2026
2026-1001s
04/07
Amendment to SB 538-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 2 with the following:
2 New Paragraph; Net Metering. Amend RSA 362-A:9 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
II-a. Each electric distribution utility shall make available alternative tariffs for net metering to eligible customer-generators in accordance with Order No. 26,029 dated June 23, 2017, and the net metering rules adopted by the commission. Any eligible customer-generator that has submitted an interconnection application to a distribution utility on or before December 31, 2031 and that is used to offset the electricity requirements of a group consisting exclusively of one or more customers who are political subdivisions that first receives compensation under an Order No. 26,029 alternative tariff shall remain eligible to receive that tariff for the longer of 20 years from the first year in which compensation is received, or until January 1, 2040. If, during these terms, the commission adopts new net metering tariffs through an adjudicated proceeding, any eligible customer-generator that has submitted an interconnection application to a distribution utility on or before December 31, 2031 and that is used to offset the electricity requirements of a group consisting exclusively of one or more customers who are political subdivisions that elects to participate in a new net metering tariff shall be eligible to receive that tariff until the date that is 20 years from the first date on which the eligible customer-generator received net metering compensation. Eligible customer-generators on an Order No. 26,029 alternative tariff may opt to transition to a new net metering tariff established in such a proceeding, provided however, once a customer-generator transitions to a new tariff, they may not revert to an Order No. 26,029 alternative tariff. Upon expiration of eligibility under an Order No. 26,029 alternative tariff, an eligible customer-generator may transition to the tariff available at that time.