# New Hampshire SB232: clarifying certain net metering terms and conditions.

New Hampshire SB232, clarifying certain net metering terms and conditions., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mark McConkey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-08-04 (Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0300; Effective 08/01/2025) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire SB232
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: clarifying certain net metering terms and conditions.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-08-04, Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0300; Effective 08/01/2025
- Sponsor: Mark McConkey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Renewable generators keep electricity market access: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, certain renewable generators can keep their New England electricity market status while qualifying for net metering. This protection covers generators participating in ISO-NE markets as of January 1, 2025. They cannot be required to leave energy, capacity, or grid-support…
- Generator meter rules balance flexibility and costs: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, generating facilities with total peak capacity of 100 kilowatts or less need one net meter. Customer-generators do not pay to install that meter. Larger facilities need a bidirectional system that measures electricity flowing both ways; it can use one or more meters. Cust…
- Net metering protections and rate safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, changes to net metering rates, grandfathering protections, and eligibility apply only going forward. They cannot affect facilities already eligible or participating, including eligibility rules for customer-generators, group hosts, and municipal hosts. New Hampshire's uti…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark McConkey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kevin A. Avard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Pearl (r), Senate
- Cosponsor: David H. Watters (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (24)

- 2025-08-04: Signed by the Governor on 08/01/2025; Chapter 0300; Effective 08/01/2025 (Senate)
- 2025-07-14: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-07-14: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Conference Committee Report 2025-2749c: Adopted, VV 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 3 (House)
- 2025-06-24: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2749c, Adopted, VV; 06/26/2025; SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-06-17: Conference Committee Report # 2025-2749c Filed 06/17/2025; As Amended by the House HJ 17 (House)
- 2025-06-11: Committee of Conference Meeting: 06/13/2025, 09:30 am, Room 103 SH, 9:30 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, McConkey, 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)
- 2025-06-04: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0717s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-1602h: MA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-05-01: Amendment # 2025-1602h: AA VV 05/01/2025 HJ 13 P. 8 (House)
- 2025-04-23: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1602h 04/21/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 22 P. 11 (House)
- 2025-04-16: ==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 04/21/2025 01:00 pm LOB 302-304 (House)
- 2025-04-09: ==RECESSED== 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)
- 2025-03-31: Public Hearing: 04/07/2025 10:00 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. 113 (House)
- 2025-03-13: Committee Amendment # 2025-0717s, AA, VV; 03/13/2025; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0717s, 03/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 12 (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing: 03/04/2025, Room 103, SH, 09:20 am; SC 11 (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 3 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-14: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1155&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7881)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17034)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16664)

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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=1155&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7881)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=17034)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16664)

## 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)
- [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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB232-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).