HB 95-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0129
06/02
HOUSE BILL95-FN
AN ACTrequiring the New Hampshire electric co-op regularly file a certificate of deregulation with the public utilities commission.
SPONSORS:Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35
COMMITTEE:Science, Technology and Energy
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the New Hampshire electric co-op to regularly file a certificate of deregulation with the public utilities commission every 3 years.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0129
06/02
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrequiring the New Hampshire electric co-op regularly file a certificate of deregulation with the public utilities commission.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Paragraph; New Hampshire Electric Cooperative Certificate of Deregulation. Amend RSA 301:57 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. Notwithstanding paragraph III, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. shall regularly file a certificate of deregulation with the public utilities commission no later than December 31, 2026, and no later than December 31 every third year thereafter.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026.
LBA
25-0129
10/23/24
HB 95-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTrequiring the New Hampshire electric co-op regularly file a certificate of deregulation with the public utilities commission.
FISCAL IMPACT: This bill does not provide funding, nor does it authorize new positions.
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Revenue $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Revenue Fund(s) Utility Assessments
Expenditures* $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments
Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0
Funding Source(s) None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
County Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
County Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Expenditures $0 Indeterminable Indeterminable Indeterminable
Estimated State Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Revenue
$0
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Revenue Fund(s)
Utility Assessments
Expenditures*
$0
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Funding Source(s)
Utility Assessments
Appropriations*
$0
$0
$0
$0
Funding Source(s)
None
*Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
County Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
County Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Local Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Local Expenditures
$0
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
Indeterminable
METHODOLOGY:
This bill requires the New Hampshire electric co-op to regularly file a certificate of deregulation with the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) every 3 years. The PUC states this bill would require the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative ("NHEC"), to file a certificate of deregulation with the PUC no later than December 31, 2026, and no later than December 31 every third year thereafter. The PUC indicates that:
If the NHEC chose not to file a certificate of deregulation with the PUC and gained the status of a public utility subject to the regulatory authority of the PUC, the PUC estimates the following additional staff would be required: an Attorney II, an unclassified Senior Advisor, and 2-1/2 Utility Analyst positions. These estimated annual cost for these positions, including benefits is $605,500, beginning in January 2026. If the NHEC were to become regulated by the PUC the fiscal, if any, on state, county and local utility expenditures is indeterminable.
If the NHEC filed a certificate of deregulation with the PUC December 31, 2026, and no later than December 31 every third year thereafter as required by the bill there would be no fiscal impact.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Public Utilities Commission