The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed H.B.1116, which would double the state’s current net energy metering cap from 50 MW to 100 MW.
Created in 2010, the current Net Metering Cap is 50 MW, with solar projects accounting for a large majority of participants.
Not long after Eversource and other utilities reached their respective limits earlier this year, the state Senate passed S.B.333, a bill that would raise the Cap to 75 MW. The House’s H.B.1116 originally called for a similar 25 MW increase, but lawmakers eventually added an amendment to lift the cap to 100 MW instead.
H.B.1116 will now go to the Senate for consideration.
Goveror Hassan has encouraged it passage. “Lifting the cap on net metering is essential to the continued success of New Hampshire’s solar industry, and I applaud the House for its bipartisan vote to pass this critical measure. The Senate has already supported this legislation, and I urge them to concur with the version passed by the House and send this bill to my desk as quickly as possible so that we can lift the cap on net metering.”
Let your State representatives know that you favor lifting the Net Metering Cap by emailing them today – jeb.bradley@leg.state.nh.us (Chair, Energy & Natural Resources); Jerry.Little@leg.state.nh.us (Vice-Chair, Energy & Natural Resources); martha.fullerclark@leg.state.nh.us (Member, Energy & Natural Resources); andy.sanborn@leg.state.nh.us (Member, Energy & Natural Resources); Dan.Feltes@leg.state.nh.us (Member, Energy & Natural Resources)