This bill mandates that the Department of Energy adopt rules regarding the installation and use of energy storage systems. It also allows the Public Utilities Commission to approve tariffs and issue orders in adjudicated proceedings that are consistent with these rules or in their absence. A new definition is added to clarify that "Department" refers to the Department of Energy, and the language in the existing law is amended to replace references to the commission with the department, while also granting the commission the authority to approve tariffs and issue orders related to energy storage systems.

Additionally, the bill clarifies that the principles of net energy metering under RSA 362-A:9 apply, with the specific inclusion that the commission has the authority to allow storage as part of net energy metering. The act is set to take effect upon its passage and is noted to have no fiscal impact on state, county, or local expenditures or revenue.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 374-H:1, 374-H:2
HB761 text: 374-H:1, 374-H:2