Bill > SB447

This bill aims to modernize and diversify New Hampshire's electricity supply by allowing electric utilities to invest in and offer advanced nuclear resources (ANRs), which are defined as new types of nuclear reactors with generating capacities between 0 and 300 megawatts. It also clarifies the duties of a coordinator for nuclear development and regulatory activities, potentially including public education on safety. The bill modifies rules for distributed electric generation, such as increasing the capacity limit for net metering to 500 kilowatts and expanding the annual cap for low-to-moderate income community solar projects from 6 megawatts to 18 megawatts. Additionally, it allows members of group net metering, a system where multiple participants share the benefits of a single renewable energy system, to sign agreements with multiple hosts as long as their total allocated electricity usage doesn't exceed their actual consumption, and expands the definition of "political subdivision" to include public housing authorities, making them eligible for group net metering. Furthermore, electric distribution utilities are empowered to issue requests for proposals (RFPs) for multi-year energy purchase agreements, potentially in coordination with other New England states, and these agreements can include or exclude environmental attributes from the energy sources, with extended deadlines for these proposals and a provision allowing for larger procurement amounts for ANRs.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Business and Industry

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