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HB 654 · 2025 · House · Science, Technology and Energy Committee

Small customer-generators joining net metering groups

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relative to allowing small customer-generators the ability to participate in group-net metering.

Allows customer-generators to form net metering groups with any customer, including other customer-generators, and requires commission rules to ensure small customer-generators may participate as group members.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the House · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill: I. Allows group hosts who are customer-generators to form a group with any customer, including those who are also customer-generators. II. Requires any future rules by the commission to allow small customer-generators to be members of a group for net metering. III. Requires any agency that issues rules affecting group net metering must also ensure that small customer-generators are allowed to be members of a group for net metering.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“A customer-generator may elect to become a group host for the purpose of reducing or otherwise controlling the energy costs of a group of customers [who are not customer-generators], except that a political subdivision, as defined in RSA 362-A:1-a, II-c, or the owner of a facility described in RSA 362-A:9, XX, that is a customer-generator, may participate as a group member.”
Section 1
“The group of customers shall be located within the service territory of the same electric distribution utility as the host.”
Section 1
“The host shall provide a list of the group members to the commission and the electric distribution utility and shall certify that all members of the group have executed an agreement with the host regarding the utilization of kilowatt hours produced by the eligible facility and that the total historic annual load of the group members together with the host exceeds the projected annual output of the host's facility.”
Section 1
“The department shall verify that these group requirements have been met and shall register the group host.”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Thomas CormenDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy
  • Rep. Kat McGheeDRanking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy

Also: Rep. Tony CaplanD, Rep. Chris MunsD, Rep. Lucius ParshallD, Rep. Wendy ThomasD

Public testimony

9 signed in online

78% support11% oppose11% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 10, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate12–5
    Overall
    71% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteLay HB654 on Table (Rep. Osborne)adopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy4:21:50–4:23:131m 23slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy4:08:02–4:12:304m 28slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floor5:39:13–5:40:421m 29slocated in the stream transcriptLay HB654 on Table (Rep. Osborne) — adopted, voice vote
  • Dec 17, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamDied on Table, Session ended

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 3 P. 21
  2. Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
  3. Feb 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
  4. Feb 10, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2025 (Vote 12-5; RC) HC 14 P. 28
  5. Feb 14, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseLay HB654 on Table (Rep. Osborne): MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 80
  7. Dec 17, 2025HouseDied on Table, Session ended 12/17/2025 HJ 18

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.