Loading chat...

NH SB112

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/28/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Avard

Click for details

Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the New Hampshire Department of Energy and investor-owned electric distribution utilities to issue requests for proposals for multi-year purchased power agreements for energy supply

  • Expands eligible energy sources to include existing facilities, specifically nuclear power plants in the ISO-NE control area that began operation before January 1, 2011, in addition to new or incremental sources

  • Removes previous deadline requirements that had set June 30, 2025 for issuing RFPs and June 30, 2026 for petitioning the Public Utilities Commission

  • Caps total statewide procurement at 2 million megawatt hours annually, with agreements requiring Public Utilities Commission approval as just, reasonable, and in the public interest

  • Takes effect 60 days after passage and has no fiscal impact on state, county, or local expenditures or revenue

Legislative Description

Relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities.

Last Action

Refer for Interim Study: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/07/2026 House Journal 1

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Science, Technology and Energy3/28/2025
Energy and Natural Resources1/22/2025

Full Bill Text

No bill text available