SB111 Authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program.
Authorizing a reliability indexing credit pilot program.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Would have given utility customers credits when their service is unreliable, creating a financial incentive for utilities to maintain better service.
Your Community
Reliability credits would hold utilities accountable for service quality, benefiting communities that experience frequent outages.
Your Freedom
A consumer protection program for utility customers with no direct impact on individual freedoms.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate, Motion Adopted, Voice Vote === BILL KILLED ===; 01/07/2026; Senate Journal 1
Sponsor
David Watters (D)
The Short Version
Would have created a pilot program to provide credits to utility customers based on electric grid reliability metrics. Killed via voice vote.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Utility customers experiencing unreliable service
- ▲ Rural communities with frequent outages
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Electric utilities that would pay credits for poor reliability
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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