27Mar2007… 0258h

2007 SESSION

07-0386

06/03

HOUSE BILL 447

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill:

I. Modifies the definition of eligible customer-generator.

II. Requires the public utilities commission to conform to certain standards when adopting safety rules.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

27Mar2007… 0258h

07-0386

06/03

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

174:1 Definitions. Amend RSA 362-A:1-a, II-b to read as follows:

II-b. “Eligible customer-generator” means an electric utility customer who owns and operates electrical generating facilities powered by [solar, wind, and/or hydro] renewable energy with a total peak generating capacity of not more than [25] 100 kilowatts that is located on the customer’s premises, is interconnected and operates in parallel with the electric grid, and is intended primarily to offset part or all of the customer’s own electricity requirements.

174:2 Net Energy Metering. Amend RSA 362-A:9, I to read as follows:

I. A standard contract or tariff providing for net energy metering shall be developed and made available to eligible customer-generators by each electric distribution utility within 90 days of the start of retail choice of electric suppliers, or within 90 days of the final approval of net metering regulations issued by the commission, whichever comes first. Such tariffs or contracts shall be available on a first-come, first-served basis within each electric utility service area under the jurisdiction of the commission until such time as the total rated generating capacity owned and operated by eligible customer-generators totals [0.05] one percent of the annual peak energy demand distributed by each such utility as determined by the commission from time to time.

174:3 New Energy Metering. Amend RSA 362-A:9, IV(c) to read as follows:

(c) Where the electricity generated by the customer-generator exceeds the electricity supplied by the electric grid, the customer-generator shall be credited [during the next billing period] over subsequent billing periods for the excess kilowatt hours generated in accordance with this section.

174:4 New Energy Metering. Amend RSA 362-A:9, V to read as follows:

V. The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to establish reasonable interconnection requirements for safety, reliability, and power quality as it determines the public interest requires. Such rules shall not exceed applicable test standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or Underwriters Laboratory (UL).

174:5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 18, 2007

Effective: August 17, 2007