New Hampshire Senate votes to expand net metering eligibility

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New Hampshire Senate votes to expand net metering eligibility

By District Energy posted 03-20-2018 17:26

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Robert Walton, Utility Dive

Summary

Lawmakers in the New Hampshire Senate have approved a measure to grow the size of resources participating in the state's net metering program, raising the limit to 5 MW from 1 MW, and including provisions for some participation from larger facilities.

New Hampshire is continuing to tweak its net metering rules, following new tariffs approved last July, that revamped the compensation structure.

SB 446 also directs the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission to launch a process to develop interim rates for larger generators to be in place within six months of the law. Projects receiving the interim rates would be grandfathered in for 12 years.