The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) in the U.S. state of New Hampshire has made changes to the state's Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar rebate program, including allowing third-party ownership of systems and decreasing incentives for solar photovoltaic (PV) generation while increasing subsidies for solar thermal systems.

PV incentives are limited to systems 100kW-DC or smaller, and have been reduced to USD 0.80 per watt from USD 1 per watt. Solar thermal incentives have likewise been increased to USD 0.12/kBTU annually for systems with up to 15 collectors.

The new rules by the PUC also allow data from PV Watts, T-Sol and other energy production models to be used, in addition to RETScreen. All of these changes have been implemented as of February 3rd, 2012.

Bill to allow nuclear to count towards RPS targets

The New Hampshire legislature is considering a bill which would make several modifications to the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), including allowing nuclear generation to count towards statewide RPS targets, as well as preventing renewable energy procurement which results in increased electricity service rates.

House Bill 1428 is currently before the New Hampshire House Committee on Science, Technology and Energy. If approved by the committee, the bill must still be approved by the full New Hampshire House of Representatives, the state's Senate, and be signed by the governor of the state before becoming law.

2012-02-16| Courtesy: Interstate Renewable Energy Council, New Hampshire General Court | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH

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