SB447 Enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
Enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Concerning
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Nuclear could provide stable long-term energy prices, but construction costs and ratepayer impacts are uncertain. Limiting community generators could raise costs for some.
Your Community
Advanced nuclear offers clean baseload power, but siting concerns and limits on community energy projects create mixed impacts.
Your Freedom
Restrictions on community customer generators reduce individuals' ability to generate and share their own energy.
Status
Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 04/23/2026 House Journal 11
Sponsor
Kevin Avard (R)
The Short Version
Would allow NH electric utilities to own and operate advanced nuclear power facilities, modify purchased power agreements, and limit community-scale generators. A major energy policy shift that could bring nuclear power to NH while potentially restricting community solar and other distributed energy.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Electric utilities seeking nuclear power investments
- ▲ Proponents of nuclear as clean energy
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ Community solar and distributed energy advocates
- ▼ Ratepayers who may bear nuclear construction risks
- ▼ Community customer generators facing new limitations
Bill statuses as of May 2026. Check LegiScan or NH General Court for the latest.
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