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SB 111 · 2026 · Senate · Energy and Natural Resources Committee

Energy storage reliability credit pilot

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authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program.

Establishes a pilot program for the procurement of reliability indexing credits from qualified energy storage resources and authorizes the public utilities commission to approve related multi-year agreements and cost recovery mechanisms.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · January 7, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill establishes a reliability indexing credit pilot program for the procurement of reliability indexing credits from qualified energy storage resources, defines related terms, and authorizes the public utilities commission to approve multi-year agreements and cost recovery mechanisms.

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

““Qualified energy storage resource” means an energy storage resource located in New Hampshire, which is expected to provide reliability value to the system by participating in the wholesale market.”
RSA 374-I:1
“The department of energy shall develop recommended terms and conditions of the reliability indexing credit pilot program through an investigation which shall be completed by December 1, 2025.”
RSA 362-F:16
““Reliability indexing credit” means the record that identifies and represents each megawatt-hour of capacity available from a qualified energy storage resource each day.”
RSA 374-I:1
““Reliability indexing credit reference price” means an approximation of the wholesale market revenues available for each megawatt-hour of capacity from an energy storage resource each day.”
RSA 374-I:1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David WattersDPrime
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Kat McGheeDRanking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy
  • Rep. Thomas CormenDDeputy Ranking Member· Science, Technology, and Energy

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Rep. Tony CaplanD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Rereferred to Committee5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 6, 2025SenateVoice voteRereferred to Committeeadopted
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Jan 7, 2026SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingSenate Energy and Natural Resources8:21–9:471m 26slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee; Rereferred to Committee — adopted, voice vote
  • Jan 7, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3
  2. Feb 11, 2025SenHearing: 02/11/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 9
  3. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Rereferred to Committee, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenRereferred to Committee, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Jan 7, 2026SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Vote 5-0; CC; 01/07/2026; SC 46
  6. Jan 7, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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