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RSA 363-A:6 · Public Utility Recovery of Assessment Costs

Title: XXXIV: PUBLIC UTILITIES
Chapter: 363-A · EXPENSES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION AGAINST CERTAIN UTILITIES
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363-A:6 Public Utility Recovery of Assessment Costs. –

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Assessment amounts determined with reference to the revenues of competitive electric power suppliers and all assessments against regulated electric distribution utilities and electric cooperatives for which a certificate of deregulation is on file with the department shall be collected from electric customers through the distribution rates of the respective electric distribution utility or rural electric cooperative for which a certificate of deregulation is on file with the department; provided that an amount equal to the amount assessed directly to a competitive electric power supplier under RSA 363-A:2, III shall be collected from the energy service or default service customers of each electric distribution utility or rural electric cooperative for which a certificate of deregulation is on file with the department.

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Assessment amounts determined with reference to the revenues of competitive natural gas suppliers and all assessments against regulated natural gas distribution utilities shall be collected from natural gas customers through the distribution rates of the respective natural gas distribution utility.

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The commission shall by order establish rate recovery mechanisms for any public utility that is not either an excepted local exchange carrier, as defined in RSA 362:7, I(c), or a rural electric cooperative for which a certificate of deregulation is on file with the commission. Such rate recovery mechanisms shall adjust annually to recover any change in a utility's annual assessment. Source. 2014, 136:6, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 91:245, eff. July 1, 2021.

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Source. 2014, 136:6, eff. July 1, 2014. 2021, 91:245, eff. July 1, 2021.

Source history

2014, 136:6, eff. July 1, 2014
2021, 91:245, eff. July 1, 2021

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2026 HB1738 reference
000 (Utility Assessments) Sections 6-13 $135,000 (Utility Assessments) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Highway Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1738-FN reference
000 (Utility Assessments) Sections 6-13 $135,000 (Utility Assessments) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Highway Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1743 reference
evenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $254,000 $266,000 $280,000 Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments under RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill require
2026 HB1743-FN reference
evenue $0 $0 $0 $0 Revenue Fund(s) None Expenditures* $0 $254,000 $266,000 $280,000 Funding Source(s) Utility Assessments under RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill METHODOLOGY: This bill require
2026 HB1775 reference
nable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB1775-FN reference
nable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) General Fund, Various Agency Funds, and Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill Estimated Political Subdi
2026 HB221 reference
129,000 in FY 2028, and $135,000 in FY 2029. The bill does not provide authorization or funding for this position. Any such position would be funded through the Department’s assessment on utilities pursuant to RSA 363-A and recovered from ratepayers. The Department states modifications to long-term energy contract provisions will have minimal fiscal impact and can be managed with existing staff. Lastly, the Department states
2026 HB221-FN reference
(State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Indeterminable Increase (State's Utility Costs) Funding Source(s) Utility Assessment per RSA 363-A, General Fund, Highway Fund, and Various Agency Funds Appropriations* $0 $0 $0 $0 Funding Source(s) None *Expenditure = Cost of bill *Appropriation = Authorized funding to
2026 SB597 amend
nterest requires. VII. The commission may retain outside third party experts to assist with this investigative proceeding, and shall do so pursuant to the authority granted in RSA 363-A. 5 New Section; Rates and Charges; Application of Performance Incentive Mechanism to Retail Rates. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 11-a the following new section: 378:11-b Application of Performance In
2026 SB597-FN amend
nterest requires. VII. The commission may retain outside third party experts to assist with this investigative proceeding, and shall do so pursuant to the authority granted in RSA 363-A. 5 New Section; Rates and Charges; Application of Performance Incentive Mechanism to Retail Rates. Amend RSA 378 by inserting after section 11-a the following new section: 378:11-b Application of Performance In