New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1741: relative to the enrollment and use of distributed energy resource aggregations by electric utilities.
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the enrollment and use of distributed energy resource aggregations by electric utilities. Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6; Rep. Parshall, Ches. 8; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a distributed power plant program requiring electric utilities to coordinate distributed energy resources for grid services, with commission oversight, incentive payments, cost recovery mechanisms, and perform.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the enrollment and use of distributed energy resource aggregations by electric utilities. Rep. Cormen, Graf. 15; Rep. McGhee, Hills. 35; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6; Rep. Parshall, Ches. 8; Rep. W. Thomas, Hills. 12; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill establishes a distributed power plant program requiring electric utilities to coordinate distributed energy resources for grid services, with commission oversight, incentive payments, cost recovery mechanisms, and performance targets. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2724 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to the enrollment and use of distributed energy resource aggregations by electric utilities. …
Sponsors
- Tony Caplan (D, 8) · primary sponsor