This bill mandates that public utilities submit an integrated distribution plan to the public utilities commission. The plan must include the utility's planning processes, standards, and methodologies, and it must be filed every five years. The plan should cover a comprehensive 10-year electric demand forecast, an assessment of demand-side energy management programs, an evaluation of distribution infrastructure for reliability and resilience, an assessment of potential non-wires solutions, and an analysis of the plan's environmental, economic, and energy price impacts. The bill also outlines the process for the commission's review, including a requirement for a public notice, a one-year deadline for the commission to approve, reject, or modify the plan, and a six-month period for utilities to amend and resubmit the plan if initially rejected.

The fiscal note attached to the bill indicates that the financial impact on the state is indeterminable, with potential increases in revenue and expenditures from utility assessments. The costs, which are estimated to be around $200,000 per plan filed, will be specially assessed to the utility filing the plan. These costs will ultimately be passed on to the ratepayers, including the State of New Hampshire, which is expected to see an increase in electricity costs of less than $10,000 over a five-year period. The bill's impact on county and local government expenditures is also indeterminable but is expected to be negligible. The Public Utilities Commission states that the bill would have no fiscal impact on the Commission itself. The bill is set to take effect upon its passage.