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NH Rev Stat § 362-F:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 362-F - Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard|Section 362-F:13 - Rulemaking.

    362-F:13 Rulemaking. –||The department of energy shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, to:||I. Administer the electric renewable portfolio standard program including the development of an alternative to the regional generation information system to the extent necessary.||II. Ascertain, monitor, and enforce compliance with the program to the extent not addressed in the department's rules.||III. Include within the program electric production not tracked by ISO-New England from eligible customer-sited sources.||IV. Administer the renewable energy fund and make expenditures from the fund.||V. Establish procedures for the classification of existing or proposed generation facilities, including a provision for a preliminary designation option, and to verify the completion of capital investments required of certain class I resources.||VI. Define when a repowered generation unit qualifies as a new class I source under RSA 362-F:4.||VI-a. Adopt procedures for the metering, verification, and reporting of useful thermal energy output.||VI-b. Establish procedures for the metering, verification, and reporting of useful thermal energy output for producers of biodiesel no later than December 31, 2017.||VII. Otherwise discharge the responsibilities delegated to the department of energy under this chapter.||VIII. The department may adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, to determine best management practices for qualifying renewable energy technologies producing useful thermal energy.|||Source. 2007, 26:2, eff. July 10, 2007. 2012, 272:16, 17, eff. June 19, 2012. 2016, 122:2, eff. July 19, 2016. 2021, 91:241, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 362-F:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 362-F - Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard|Section 362-F:14 - Phase-In for Existing Supply Contract Load.

    362-F:14 Phase-In for Existing Supply Contract Load. –||The increases in the annual purchase percentages in RSA 362-F:3 as compared to those in effect as of January 1, 2012 shall apply to the electrical load under any electrical power supply contracts for a term of years entered into by providers of electricity prior to or on July 1, 2012, upon the expiration of the term of any such contract. Providers of electricity shall inform the department of energy by July 1 of each year of all such contracts and their terms, including but not limited to the execution date and expiration date of the contract and the annual volume of electrical energy supplied.|||Source. 2012, 272:18, eff. June 19, 2012. 2021, 91:241, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 362-F:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 362-F - Electric Renewable Portfolio Standard|Section 362-F:15 - Exemption Period for Certain Electrical Supply Contracts.

    362-F:15 Exemption Period for Certain Electrical Supply Contracts. –||I. The increases in the annual purchase percentages in RSA 362-F:3 applicable to class II for 2018 and thereafter as compared to the class II annual purchase percentages in effect as of January 1, 2017, shall not apply to the megawatt-hours delivered during the contract term under any electrical power supply contract entered into before the effective date of this section, provided that the contract term in effect before such effective date has not been extended or otherwise increased after that date.||II. The change in the class III methane gas eligibility requirements in RSA 362-F:4, III(b) as compared to the class III methane gas eligibility requirements in effect as of January 1, 2017 shall not apply to class III methane gas certificates:||(a) Acquired pursuant to a contract entered into before the effective date of this section for the contract term, provided that the contract term in effect before such effective date has not been extended or otherwise increased after that date; or||(b) That are 2017 calendar year certificates issued before the first day of the first month of the calendar quarter following such effective date.||III. Providers shall inform the commission by July 1 of each year, through July 1, 2020, of all such exempted contracts, including but not limited to, the execution date and expiration date of the contract, the basis for exemption under this section, and if applicable, the annual megawatt-hours supplied and exempted, or the annual amount of exempted methane gas certificates and the basis for exemption. All such information filed with the commission shall be exempt from the provisions of RSA 91-A:5, IV.|||Source. 2017, 226:11, eff. July 11, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 362-H:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 362-H - The Preservation and Use of Renewable Generation to Provide Fuel Diversity|Section 362-H:1 - Definitions.

    362-H:1 Definitions. –||In this chapter:||I. "Adjusted energy rate" means 80 percent of the rate, expressed in dollars per megawatt-hour, resulting from the default energy rate minus, if applicable, the rate component for compliance with the renewable energy portfolio standards law, RSA 362-F, if that rate component is included in the approved default energy rate.||II. "Biomass" means plant-derived fuel including clean and untreated wood such as brush stumps, lumber ends and trimmings, wood pallets, bark, wood chips or pellets, shavings, sawdust and slash, agricultural crops, biogas, or liquid biofuels, but shall exclude any materials derived in whole or in part from construction and demolition debris.||III. "Commission" means the public utilities commission.||IV. "Default energy rate" means the default service energy rate applicable to residential class customers, expressed in dollars per megawatt-hour, as approved by the commission from time to time, and which is available to retail electric customers who are otherwise without an electricity supplier.||V. (a) "Eligible facility" means any facility which produces electricity for sale by the use, as a primary energy source, of biomass, or municipal solid waste; provided that: (1) the facility's power production capacity is not greater than 25 megawatts excluding station service needs; (2) the facility is interconnected with an electric distribution or transmission system located in New Hampshire; and (3) the facility began operation prior to January 1, 2006, or if the facility ceased operation and then later returned to service after that date then prior to January 1, 2006 the facility operated for at least 5 years regardless of the current operational status of the facility.||(b) "Eligible facility" shall not include: (1) any facility, while selling its electrical output at long-term rates established before January 1, 2007 by orders of the commission under RSA 362-A:4; and, (2) any municipal solid waste facility less than 10 megawatts in size and which was not in operation on January 1, 2018.||VI. "Primary energy source" means a fuel or fuels, or energy resource either singly or in combination, that comprises at least 90 percent of the total energy input into a generating unit. A fuel or energy source other than the primary fuel or energy source may be used only for start-up, maintenance, or other required internal needs of the facility.|||Source. 2018, 379:2, eff. Sept. 13, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:1 - Commission; Term.

    363:1 Commission;  Term. –||There shall be a public utilities commission, which shall be an independent agency administratively attached to the department of energy pursuant to RSA 21-G:10. The chair of the commission shall have the powers and duties set forth in RSA 21-G:9. The commission shall be composed of 3 commissioners who shall be full-time employees and who shall engage in no other gainful employment during their terms as members. Their term of office shall be for 6 years. Of the 3 commissioners, one shall be an attorney and a member of the New Hampshire Bar and one shall have either background or experience or both in one or more of the following: engineering, economics, accounting or finance.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:1. RL 286:1. 1951, 203:10 par. 1. RSA 363:1. 1979, 494:1. 2007, 156:11, eff. Aug. 17, 2007. 2021, 91:204, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:2 - Present Commissioners.

    363:2 Present Commissioners. –||The members of the public utilities commission in office on August 1, 1979, shall continue in office as public utilities commissioners for the balance of their respective terms. Any member appointed prior to January 1, 1979, shall not be required to be a full-time employee and may engage in other gainful employment during his term of office.|||Source. 1951, 203:65. RSA 363:2. 1979, 494:2, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:3 - Appointment.

    363:3 Appointment. –||In each odd numbered year, the governor, with the advice and consent of the council following a public hearing before the council, shall appoint one commissioner to take office on July 1 of that year. Vacancies shall be filled in like manner for the unexpired term.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:2. RL 286:2. 1951, 203:10 par. 2. 1999, 131:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2000.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:4 - Chairman.

    363:4 Chairman. –||The chairman of the commission shall be appointed and commissioned as such and shall be the administrative head of the agency.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:3. RL 286:3. 1951, 203:10 par. 3. RSA 363:4. 1989, 240:3, eff. July 23, 1989.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:4-a - Repealed by 2021, 91:205, eff. July 1, 2021.

    363:4-a Repealed by 2021, 91:205, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 363:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:5 - Disqualification.

    363:5 Disqualification. –||No person who owns stock in, or is employed by or otherwise pecuniarily interested in any public utility in this state, or any affiliate thereof, shall be appointed upon said commission.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:4. RL 286:4. 1951, 203:10 par. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:6 - After Appointment.

    363:6 After Appointment. –||If, after his appointment, any commissioner shall voluntarily become interested pecuniarily in any such public utility, or affiliate, he shall be removed by the governor and council, and if he shall become so interested otherwise than voluntarily, and shall not within a reasonable time thereafter divest himself of such interest, he shall be so removed.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:5. RL 286:5. 1951, 203:10 par. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:7 - Removal.

    363:7 Removal. –||The governor and council may at any time remove any commissioner for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office; but no commissioner shall be removed without a hearing after notice in writing of the charges against him.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:6. RL 286:6. 1951, 203:10 par. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:8 - Prohibited Service.

    363:8 Prohibited Service. –||No member of the commission shall render any professional service for any public utility in this state, or any affiliate thereof, or act as attorney or render professional service against any such public utility or affiliate; nor shall he be a member of a firm which renders any such service; nor shall he directly or indirectly be a party to any contract with any such public utility, except a contract for the transportation of telephone or telegraph messages, or a contract for the purchase of water, gas or electricity or for other similar service.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:7. RL 286:7. 1951, 203:10 par. 7. RSA 363:8. 1985, 402:16.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:9 - Other Offices Prohibited.

    363:9 Other Offices Prohibited. –||No commissioner shall hold any national or other state office of profit except the office of justice of the peace or notary public.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:8. RL 286:8. 1951, 203:10 par. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:10 - Violation of Provisions.

    363:10 Violation of Provisions. –||If any commissioner shall violate any provision of RSA 363:8 or 363:9, he may be removed by the governor and council.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:9. RL 286:9. 1951, 203:10 par. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:11 - Compensation.

    363:11 Compensation. –||Each commissioner shall receive the annual salary prescribed by RSA 94:1-a, and reasonable expenses, including transportation, subject to the approval of the governor and council.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. 1913, 145:2. 1921, 118:1. PL 237:10. 1927, 124:1. 1931, 149:1. RL 286:10. 1951, 203:10 par. 10. 1953, 265:1, eff. July 1, 1953.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:12 - Ethical Conduct Required.

    363:12 Ethical Conduct Required. –||In addition to any other type of behavior or activity of a commissioner that is proscribed by RSA 363, a commissioner shall conduct himself and his affairs in accordance with a code of ethics that shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:||I. Avoidance of impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in all his activities;||II. Performance of his duties impartially and diligently;||III. Avoidance of all ex parte communications concerning a case pending before the commission;||IV. Abstention from public comment about a matter pending before the commission and require similar abstention on the part of commission personnel;||V. Require staff and personnel, subject to commission direction, to observe the standards of fidelity and diligence that apply to the commissioners;||VI. Initiate appropriate disciplinary measures against commission personnel for unprofessional conduct;||VII. Disqualify himself from proceedings in which his impartiality might be reasonably questioned;||VIII. Inform himself about his personal and fiduciary interests and make a reasonable effort to inform himself about the personal financial interests of his spouse and minor children;||IX. Regulate his extracurricular activities to minimize the risk of conflict with his official duties;||X. Refrain from solicitation of funds for any political purpose although a commissioner may be listed as an officer, director, trustee of such organizations; and||XI. Refrain from financial or business dealings which would tend to reflect adversely on his impartiality, although he may hold investments which do not come under the purview of his regulatory responsibilities, such as a family business.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. 1913, 145:3. PL 237:11. 1935, 115:1. RL 286:11. 1951, 203:10 par. 11. RSA 363:12. 1979, 494:3, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:12-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:12-a - Certain Speeches Authorized.

    363:12-a Certain Speeches Authorized. –||A commissioner may speak, write or lecture concerning the regulatory process in New Hampshire but shall be reimbursed only for actual expenses incurred therein.|||Source. 1979, 494:3, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:12-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:12-b - Prohibition on Future Employment.

    363:12-b Prohibition on Future Employment. –||No commissioner, or former executive director, finance director, or general counsel of the commission shall accept any employment with any utility under the control of the commission until one year after he or she shall become separated from the commission.|||Source. 1979, 494:3. 2001, 237:3, eff. July 1, 2001. 2021, 91:206, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:12-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:12-c - Repealed by 1994, 414:3, eff. Aug. 10, 1994.

    363:12-c Repealed by 1994, 414:3, eff. Aug. 10, 1994. –|
NH Rev Stat § 363:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:13 - Documents.

    363:13 Documents. –||Any record, order, certificate, or other process, document, or paper, issued or made by the commission may be signed by such member of the staff as the commission may authorize for such purpose.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. 1913, 145:6. 1915, 99:2. 1917, 76:2. 1921, 118:2. 1925, 179:1. PL 237:13. 1935, 115:1. RL 286:12. 1951, 203:10 par. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:14 - Seal.

    363:14 Seal. –||The commission shall have an official seal in such form as the commission may prescribe, and all copies of official documents and orders filed or deposited with or made by said commission, duly certified and authenticated by said seal, shall be received in evidence in any court in like manner as originals.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:14. RL 286:13. 1951, 203:10 par. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:15 - Office.

    363:15 Office. –||The commission shall be provided with an office in which its records, documents and books shall be kept, and with a suitable room in which it may hold hearings.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:15. RL 286:14. 1951, 203:10 par. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:16 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:16 - Quorum.

    363:16 Quorum. –||A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum to issue orders, and any hearing may be held or conducted by 2 commissioners or by a single commissioner.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:16. RL 286:15. 1951, 203:10 par. 15. RSA 363:16. 1989, 240:5, eff. July 23, 1989. 2021, 91:207, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:17 - Request for Full Commission.

    363:17 Request for Full Commission. –||No hearing, except in accident cases, shall be held or conducted by a single commissioner if any party whose interests may be affected shall, 5 days before the date of hearing, file a request in writing that the same be held or conducted by the full commission, or a majority thereof. If no such request is filed, the commission may assign one of its members or appoint a qualified member of its staff as examiner to hear the parties, report the facts, and make recommendations to the commission.|||Source. 1913, 145:4. 1915, 99:1, 2. PL 237:17. RL 286:16. 1951, 203:10 par. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1951. 2021, 91:208, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:17-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:17-a - Commission as Arbiter.

    363:17-a Commission as Arbiter. –||The commission shall be the arbiter between the interests of the customer and the interests of the regulated utilities as provided by this title and all powers and duties provided to the commission by RSA 363 or any other provisions of this title shall be exercised in a manner consistent with the provisions of this section.|||Source. 1979, 494:4, eff. Aug. 1, 1979.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:17-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:17-b - Final Orders.

    363:17-b Final Orders. –||The commission shall issue a final order on all matters presented to it. Matters resolved by final order of the commission shall be exempt from RSA 541-A:29 and RSA 541-A:29-a, but shall be subject to federal and state time limitations applicable to specific matters. The transcript or minutes of oral deliberations shall not constitute a final order. A final order shall include, but not be limited to: ||I. The identity of all parties;||II. The positions of each party on each issue;||III. A decision on each issue including the reasoning behind the decision; and||IV. The concurrence or dissent of each commissioner participating in the decision.|||Source. 1979, 494:4. 2000, 57:1, eff. June 16, 2000. 2018, 279:17, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:17-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:17-c - Meetings of the Commission.

    363:17-c Meetings of the Commission. –||The commission's deliberative processes in adjudicatory proceedings held pursuant to RSA 541-A and investigations held pursuant to its authority under Title 33 shall be privileged and exempt from the public meeting, notice, and disclosure provisions of RSA 91-A. Decisions and orders in adjudicatory proceedings and investigations shall be publicly available but only after they have been announced at a public meeting or hearing of the commission or reduced to writing, signed by a majority of the commission and served upon the parties. Discussions and actions by the commission concerning procedural, administrative, legal, and internal matters shall be exempt from the meeting and notice provisions of RSA 91-A:2.|||Source. 2007, 154:1, eff. June 18, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:18 - Cooperation With Other Agencies.

    363:18 Cooperation With Other Agencies. –||The commission may confer and cooperate with any other state, federal, or local agency in any matter relating to its duties.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. PL 237:26. 1935, 115:1. RL 286:25. 1951, 203:10 par. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|
NH Rev Stat § 363:18-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:18-a - Repealed by 2021, 91:209, I, eff. July 1, 2021.

    363:18-a Repealed by 2021, 91:209, I, eff. July 1, 2021. –|
NH Rev Stat § 363:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XXXIV - Public Utilities|Title 363 - The Public Utilities Commission|Section 363:19 - Disqualification of Member.

    363:19 Disqualification of Member. –||No commissioner shall sit upon the hearing of any question which the commissioner is to decide in a judicial capacity who would be disqualified for any cause, except exemption from service and knowledge of the facts involved gained in the performance of his official duties, to act as a juror upon the trial of the same matter in an action of law.|||Source. 1911, 164:2. 1913, 145:4. 1915, 99:1, 2. PL 237:18. RL 286:17. 1951, 203:10 par. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1951.|