NH HB1724

Requires public utilities to file annual reports with the Public Utilities Commission starting January 1, 2027, detailing transmission costs on a project-specific basis for the preceding 5 years, including formula rates, debt-to-equity ratios, and per-kilowatt-hour costs to ratepayers

Mandates reporting on wholesale electricity market activities, including market volatility causes, utility purchase strategies, purchase prices, and ratepayer impacts

Requires utilities to report on the forward capacity market auction process, bidders, auction prices, and impacts on ratepayers

Requires assessment of generation resource adequacy and analysis of capacity needs for data centers requiring 5 megawatts or more, including recommendations to insulate ratepayers from data center interconnection costs, transmission infrastructure, and stranded cost risks from data center failures

Establishes public hearings every 3 years to review filings, with full intervention rights, and requires the Department of Energy and Office of Consumer Advocate to submit evaluation reports within 90 days of each utility filing