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HB 759 · 2025 · House · Science, Technology and Energy Committee

Community energy generator rules

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relative to community energy generators.

Defines community energy generators serving municipal or county aggregations or competitive electricity suppliers, exempts them from utility default service, and specifies how line loss adjustments are accounted for.AI-generated

Status

Died on the table in the House · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill defines community generators as customer-generators serving municipal or county aggregations or serving competitive electricity suppliers and clarifies how such generators are accounted for. The bill provides that such customer-generators are not on utility default service and specifies how line loss adjustments are to be accounted for.

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

“Incremental generation added to an existing generation facility, that does not itself qualify for net metering, shall qualify if such incremental generation meets the qualifications of this paragraph and is metered separately from the nonqualifying facility.”
Section 2
“Competitive electricity suppliers registered under RSA 374-F:7 and municipal or county aggregators under RSA 53-E may determine the terms, conditions, and prices under which they agree to provide generation supply to and credit, as an offset to supply, or purchase the generation output exported to the distribution grid from eligible customer-generators.”
Section 4
“The commission may require appropriate disclosure of such terms, conditions, and prices or credits.”
Section 4
“Such output shall be accounted for as a reduction to the customer-generators' electricity supplier's wholesale load obligation for energy supply as a [load service] load-servicing entity, net of any applicable line loss adjustments, as approved by the commission.”
Section 4

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

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

Also: Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

117 signed in online · 26 wrote testimony

99% support1% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I am writing to express strong support for HB 759. HB 759 builds on previous legislative efforts to enhance NH’s local energy market.…”
— Carol Schutte, Hampton Fallssupports
“I am now retired and have lived in New Hampshire since 2001, and watched my property taxes as well as the costs of electricity and oil climb steadily. I strongly urge you to support HB759.”
— David Conway, HENNIKERsupports
“I am writing to express my support for House Bill 759-FN, which establishes a regulatory framework for community generators and ensures that their contributions to the energy grid are properly accounted for in load settlement.…”
— Paul Panish, Barringtonsupports

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
  • Mar 10, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–8
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Mar 26, 2025HouseVoice voteLay HB759 on Table (Rep. Cormen)adopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy5:07:46–5:08:541m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 10, 2025Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy4:30:11–4:33:353m 24slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
  • Mar 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floor5:15:45–5:17:341m 49slocated in the stream transcriptLay HB759 on Table (Rep. Cormen) — 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. 26
  2. Feb 18, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/18/2025 02:00 pm LOB 302-304
  3. Mar 10, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 03/10/2025 09:00 am LOB 302-304
  4. Mar 10, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/10/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304
  5. Mar 10, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/10/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 41
  6. Mar 14, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  7. Mar 26, 2025HouseLay HB759 on Table (Rep. Cormen): MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 89
  8. 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.