NH PUC: Order Nisi Approving Requests to Modify Energy Efficiency Portion of System Benefit Charges and Local Distribution Adjustment Charges by NHEC | Dec 13, 2024 | Regulatory, UncategorizedIn this order, the Commission approves on a nisi basis the tariff change filings reflecting a 4.978 percent increase to the energy efficiency charge (EEC) charged to New Hampshire ratepayers and collected by the electric and natural gas utilities, as a component of either the electric-utility System Benefits Charge (SBC) or the gas-utility Local Distribution Adjustment Charges (LDAC).1 As an illustrative example of bill impacts, a typical residential electric customer of Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp. d/b/a Liberty (Liberty Electric), using 650 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per month, will see an overall 4 percent increase in the SBC as a result of Liberty Electric’s EEC proposal, resulting in an 18-cent monthly increase in bills. VIEW PUC ORDER
Joint Petition to Alter Franchise Areas in Landaff, New Hampshire by NHEC | Oct 16, 2024 | Regulatory, UncategorizedOn September 12, 2024, Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) (together, the Joint Petitioners) filed a petition requesting that the Commission modify their franchise areas in Landaff, New Hampshire to transfer a lot in Eversource’s franchise area to NHEC’s franchise area. READ PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION NOTICE HERE
NH PUC Approves 2024-25 Electric Assistance Program (EAP) Budget by NHEC | Oct 15, 2024 | Financial Assistance, Regulatory, UncategorizedIn this order, the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission approves the Electric Assistance Program (EAP) administrative budgets for the 2024-2025 EAP program year. The EAP budget in 2024-2025 is flat when compared to the budget approved last year. VIEW PUC ORDER HERE
PUC Order Approving Joint Petition of Eversource Energy and NHEC to Alter Service Areas by NHEC | May 8, 2024 | Regulatory, UncategorizedREAD FULL ORDER HERE
Order Nisi Approving Settlement Agreement of Proposed Purchase of Receivables Program by NHEC | Mar 19, 2024 | Regulatory, UncategorizedIn this order nisi, the Commission approves a settlement agreement between New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) and the New Hampshire Department of Energy (DOE). The settlement agreement resolves all issues to the reasonable satisfaction of the parties with respect to NHEC’s request for approval of a purchase of receivables (POR) program. This order is issued on a nisi basis, affording notice and opportunity for hearing to the parties in the underlying adjudicative proceeding and other interested persons. READ THE FULL PUC ORDER HERE
Joint Petition to Alter Franchise Areas in Chester, New Hampshire by NHEC | Mar 15, 2024 | Regulatory, Uncategorized CLICK HERE to view commencement of adjudicative proceeding and notice of prehearing conference.