SB 228 New Hampshire Senate · 2025 Regular Session

relative to the limitations on community customer generators.

SB 228 revises regulations for net energy metering, affecting customer-generators, community solar projects, and municipal entities. It allows customer-generators to participate as group members in net metering arrangements, provided they are not the host. The bill mandates the authorization of at least two new low-moderate income community solar projects annually per utility and triples the aggregate capacity limit for these projects to 18 megawatts. It also refines how group hosts are compensated to ensure payments do not exceed the group's total electricity costs, and expands the definition of "political subdivision" for municipal host eligibility to include nonprofit educational institutions.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action May 1, 2025
Floor votes · House May 1, 2025

How they voted

10090
Passed · 31 other
Total votes 221
May 1, 2025
D Democratic106
1 Yea 89 Nay 16
83% Nay
I Independent2
1 Yea 1
50% Yea
R Republican113
98 Yea 1 Nay 14
86% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
8
Committee
8
May 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (100-90-31)
house
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 04/21/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 22 P. 15
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Full Committee Work Session: 04/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 302-304
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 11 P. 113
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/27/2025; SJ 9
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/27/2025; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 14
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Amendment # 2025-0718s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0718s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 03/13/2025; SJ 7
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0718s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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