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HB 681 · 2025 · House · Science, Technology and Energy Committee

Statewide energy data platform

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establishing a statewide online energy data platform.

Establishes the framework and operational guidelines for a statewide online energy data platform approved by commission order in March 2022.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill outlines the framework and operational guidelines for an online energy data platform, as approved by the commission in Order No. 26,589 on March 2, 2022.

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

““Statewide” means available in the service territories of all electric and natural gas utilities in New Hampshire.”
Section 2
“The membership, authority, and consensus decision-making paradigm of the platform governance council, as approved by Order No. 26,589, shall apply to the planning, construction, and operation of the platform.”
Section 3
“Decisions of the governance council, when assented to by the department, the office of the consumer advocate, the utilities represented on the council, and all other voting members of the council, shall be deemed by the department and the commission to be prudent and lawful.”
Section 3
“Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a person aggrieved by a non-unanimous decision of the governance council from seeking relief from the commission as otherwise provided for under this title.”
Section 3

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Kat McGheeDPrimeRanking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy
  • Rep. Thomas CormenDDeputy Ranking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

79 signed in online · 19 wrote testimony

77% support23% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Superintendents should be selected based on expertise, experience, and qualifications. This bill should be recommended for ITL!”
— Michelle St. John, Hollissupports
“I am in support of HB431 as it will work to keep the educational standards of New Hampshire high.”
— Rebecca Turcotte, Hennikersupports
“The effort to create a centralized online platform, where users can access detailed energy data, has been underway since 2019. It was a central recommendation of the grid modernization docket.…”
— Anne Grossi, Bedfordsupports
“This Bill does nothing for the consumer. My electricity provider already has this data, and the State needs to stay out of this. Want to do something useful? Get natural gas to every building in the State. Do this first, and only.…”
— Gordon Springate, Wiltonopposes
“The education system is terrible in NH. Now you want to remove more? Bad idea because children will become even less interested in school.”
— Lisa Gardiner Zajac, Templeopposes
“I urge you to OPPOSE HB681. This bill aims to establish a statewide online energy data platform, which is NOT a good idea because providing Granite Staters access to granular usage data will NOT save them any money and will NOT grant them any more control than they have today over their energy usage.…”
— James Gardner, Keeneopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate14–4
    Overall
    78% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy2:18:54–2:20:061m 12slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy4:42:16–4:46:053m 49slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floor5:56:52–5:58:001m 8slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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. 22
  2. Feb 10, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/10/2025 10:30 am LOB 302-304
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 14-4; RC) HC 14 P. 28
  5. Feb 21, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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