New Hampshire HB 1748: establishing the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority.

Bill Text

HB 1748-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-2335

 06/08

HOUSE BILL 1748-FN

AN ACT establishing the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority.

SPONSORS: Rep. Sweeney, Rock. 25; Rep. Alexander Jr., Hills. 29; Rep. Berry, Hills. 44

COMMITTEE: Science, Technology and Energy

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ANALYSIS

 This bill establishes the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-2335

 06/08

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT establishing the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 New Chapter; New Hampshire Energy Efficiency and Resource Development Authority. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 362-I the following new chapter: 

CHAPTER 362-J

NEW HAMPSHIRE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

 362-J:1 Purpose. The New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority is established for the purposes of developing, planning, coordinating, and implementing energy efficiency programs and to provide for the preservation, establishment, and redevelopment of nuclear power generation and related industries in the state to: 

 I. Provide uniform, integrated planning, program design, and administration of energy efficiency programs pursuant to this chapter and any other provisions of law administered by the authority; 

 II. Reduce energy costs, improve economic security, and benefit the state and local economies. The authority shall administer energy efficiency programs consistent with applicable requirements of this chapter and other law to help individuals and businesses meet their energy needs at the lowest cost and generally to improve the economic security of the state by: 

 (a) Reducing the cost of energy to residents by reducing the amount of energy necessary for them to obtain a comparable level of benefit; 

 (b) Maximizing the use of energy efficiency measures, including measures that improve the energy efficiency of energy-using systems, such as heating and cooling systems, and system upgrades to energy-efficient systems that rely on affordable energy resources; 

 (c) Reducing economic insecurity from the inefficient use of fossil and renewable fuels; 

 (d) Fostering growth and stability in New Hampshire industries that deliver energy efficiency products and services; 

 (e) Enhancing heating improvements for households through implementation of efficiency programs, including affordable heating systems that will produce comfort, improve indoor air quality, reduce energy costs for those households, and reduce the need for future fuel assistance; and 

 (f) Simplifying and enhancing consumer access to technical assistance and financial incentives relating to energy efficiency by merging or coordinating dispersed programs under a single administrative unit possessing independent management and expertise. 

 III. Actively promote investment in energy efficiency measures and systems that use energy resources that reduce overall energy costs for consumers in the service area; and 

 IV. Actively promote investment in and development of nuclear power generation and related industries and educational programs within the state to: 

 (a) Create or preserve educational and employment opportunities in the fields of energy economics, mathematics, nuclear science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing; 

 (b) Increase social and economic welfare of the state by diversifying non-fossil fuel and non-greenhouse gas emitting generation technologies within the state; and

 (c) Increase the economic welfare of the state by encouraging the development of highly dependable baseload generation technologies that attract data-driven industry and jobs. 

 362-J:2 Definitions. In this chapter, "authority" shall mean the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority. 

 362-J:3 Establishment. There is hereby established the New Hampshire energy efficiency and resource development authority, which shall be a body corporate and political having a distinct legal existence separate from the state and not constituting a department of state government, having the powers and jurisdiction enumerated in this chapter and such other and additional powers as shall be conferred upon it by the legislature. The authority is hereby deemed to be a public instrumentality ,and the exercise by the authority of the powers conferred upon it by the legislat