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HB 1724 · 2026 · House · Science, Technology and Energy Committee

Electric utility cost transparency reporting

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relative to public transparency of electric utility retail charges and cost reporting for transmission, wholesale electricity, capacity, and generation adequacy.

Requires public utilities to submit annual reports detailing transmission costs, market impacts, and generation capacity, including data center-related risks, and mandates public hearings and agency review.AI-generated

Status

Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · February 25, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires public utilities to submit annual reports detailing transmission costs, market impacts, and generation capacity, including data center-related risks, and mandates public hearings and agency review.

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) New Hampshire shall promote the development of resources to achieve the purpose of this chapter, fostering a range of technology types, including reliable, on-demand, diverse, and firm energy resources, and distributed energy sources and storage capacities consistent with these goals, while allowing for customer choice.”
RSA 378:37
“(b) New Hampshire shall promote the development of resources, tools, and infrastructure to enhance the state's ability to ensure the state's energy independence by removing regulatory barriers to innovation to ensure that the state can procure affordable, reliable, diverse, and secure energy resources, including energy generation combined with storage, and consistent with RSA 362-F.”
RSA 378:37
“(c) New Hampshire shall allow market forces and market-based mechanisms to drive prudent use of energy resources.”
RSA 378:37
“Government intervention to economically advantage one technology over another shall be time-limited, narrow, or necessary to achieve a specific policy goal.”
RSA 378:37

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Wendy ThomasDPrime

Public testimony

12 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony

92% support8% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support HB 1724 because transparent reporting of utility cost components helps ratepayers understand what they are paying for and strengthens accountability in the electric system. Clear, public cost breakdowns support informed oversight and protect consumers.”
— Hannah Meiselman, Manchestersupports
“Support 1742, and help solar customers like me not lose my metering credits if I should switch to a new provider without understanding or realizing that that happened.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarketsupports
“I support utilities reporting on the estimated cost of capacity upgrades related to proposed data centers prior to the approval of any new data center.…”
— Mary Till, Concordsupports
“It shows a hearing on HB1742 but it is not in the draw down menu so I am voting against 1742 here.”
— Karen Burnett-Kurie, Wolfeboroopposes

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 17, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–8
    Overall
    56% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 10, 2026Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy6:38–11:194m 41slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 17, 2026Public hearingHouse Science, Technology and Energy1:27:20–1:31:053m 45slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 1 P. 33
  2. Feb 10, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 229
  3. Feb 17, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 229
  4. Feb 17, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 107
  5. Feb 25, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0737h

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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