New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1721: relative to limiting new system enrollment and adjusting compliance payments under the renewable portfolio standard program.
Status: Failed, August 20, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to limiting new system enrollment and adjusting compliance payments under the renewable portfolio standard program. Rep. Berezhny, Graf. 11; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Limits renewable energy certificate (REC) eligibility to systems qualified before 2026. II. Caps REC duration at 20 years. III. Requires the department of energy to revise REC standards or halt new enrollments. IV. Mandates annual reductions in alte.
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
AN ACT relative to limiting new system enrollment and adjusting compliance payments under the renewable portfolio standard program. Rep. Berezhny, Graf. 11; Rep. Bernardy, Rock. 36; Rep. Sabourin dit Choiniere, Rock. 30 COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Limits renewable energy certificate (REC) eligibility to systems qualified before 2026. II. Caps REC duration at 20 years. III. Requires the department of energy to revise REC standards or halt new enrollments. IV. Mandates annual reductions in alternative compliance payments as eligible systems decline. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-2960 06/08 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six AN ACT relative to limiting new system enrollment …
Sponsors
- Michael Harrington (R, 18) · primary sponsor