# New Hampshire SB108: relative to the department of energy. New Hampshire SB108, relative to the department of energy., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Howard Pearl (r); status signed, last action 2025-08-04 (Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0294; Effective 09/30/2025); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB108-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: New Hampshire SB108 - State: New Hampshire - Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session - Title: relative to the department of energy. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-08-04, Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0294; Effective 09/30/2025 - Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r) - Cosponsors: 13 - Touches household money: yes - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Net metering customers lose capacity caps: benefit, low. The law removes statutory net metering capacity caps for eligible customers who generate electricity. It also removes the 20% queue-reservation limit for a person or related businesses, plus related reporting and certification requirements. Utilities must offer standard net metering rates first-com… - Customers gain electric supplier contact choices: benefit, low. The law requires rules letting residential and small business customers choose how competitive electric suppliers contact them. The Department of Energy must start rulemaking within 60 days after the section takes effect. The law takes effect 60 days after passage; the rulemaking deadline runs from… - Local power programs gain complaint oversight: benefit, low. Municipal and county power-buying programs fall under Department of Energy oversight for complaints under the aggregation law, rules, or commission orders. The department must docket and publish complaints received from non-residential ratepayers. These department complaints and commission proceedi… - Phone customers face complaint coverage limits: cost, low. The law limits general utility complaint protections for users of specified telecommunications carriers and internet-based or cellular phone services. Complaints involving listed laws remain covered, with limited retained rights in disputes with basic service providers. The listed exceptions includ… - Utilities owe full-year assessments when registered: cost, low. Covered utilities and other assessed entities registered with the Department of Energy on July 1 owe the full fiscal-year assessment. The department calculates, bills, and publishes assessment amounts each year. Quarterly billing dates are September 15, November 15, February 15, and April 15. Entit… - Energy customers get revised complaint routes: mixed, low. People can file written Department of Energy petitions alleging violations by entities under department or Public Utilities Commission oversight. They must first bring the same or a similar complaint to the department's consumer services division and exhaust its remedies. The department can investi… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate - Cosponsor: Alvin B See (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Bill M. Gannon (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: James A Spillane (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jose E Cambrils (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Timothy Lang (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Tim McGough (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Michael I Moffett (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Cindy Rosenwald (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate ## Actions (26) - 2025-08-04: Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0294; Effective 09/30/2025 (Senate) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2919e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 64 (House) - 2025-07-18: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate) - 2025-07-09: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2919e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61 (House) - 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2748c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 2 (House) - 2025-06-24: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2748c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate) - 2025-06-18: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2748c Filed 06/18/2025; As Amended by the House HJ 17 (House) - 2025-06-11: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/13/2025, 09:00 am, Room 103 SH, 9:00 a.m. (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Speaker Appoints: Reps. Vose, D. Thomas, Harrington, McGhee 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 172 (House) - 2025-06-11: House Accedes to Senate Request for CofC (Rep. Kofalt): MA VV 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 172 (House) - 2025-06-11: President Appoints: Senators Avard, Pearl, Watters; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-06-11: Sen. Avard Moved Nonconcur with the House Amendment; Requests C of C, MA, VV; (In Recess 06/05/2025); SJ 16 (Senate) - 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1585h: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 8 (House) - 2025-05-01: Amendment # 2025-1585h: AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 8 (House) - 2025-04-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1585h 04/14/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 22 P. 11 (House) - 2025-04-09: Executive Session: 04/14/2025 11:00 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-04-02: Full Committee Work Session: 04/14/2025 09:00 am 302-304 (House) - 2025-04-02: Public Hearing: 04/07/2025 01:30 pm LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-03-31: ==CANCELLED== Public Hearing: 04/14/2025 09:30 am LOB 302-304 (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy HJ 11 P. 111 (House) - 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0550s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Committee Amendment # 2025-0550s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6 (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0550s, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11 (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing: 02/04/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 8 (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3 (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended, 2025-07-18: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10410) - Enrolled, 2025-07-09: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=956&inflession=2025) - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7803) - CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17028) - Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16659) ## Related bills - HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law) - HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. 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(failed) - HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed) ## Sources - [As Amended (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=10410) - [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=956&inflession=2025) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7803) - [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17028) - [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16659) ## Related - [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026) - [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026) - [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026) - [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026) - [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026) - [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026) - [New Hampshire bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire/bills) - [New Hampshire state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/new-hampshire) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB108-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).