New Hampshire § 378:40 Integrated Distribution Plans Required;  Commission Review

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 378:40 — Integrated Distribution Plans Required; Commission Review

New Hampshire § 378:40

Title XXXIVPUBLIC UTILITIES

Ch. 378RATES AND CHARGES

SubdivisionElectric Utility Integrated Distribution Planning

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 378:40 (2026).

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I.The commission shall conduct an adjudicative proceeding for the purpose of reviewing an integrated distribution plan under this subdivision. For this purpose, the commission shall within 10 days of receiving such a plan, provide the public notice required for such proceedings under RSA 541-A:31, III. The commission shall either approve, reject, or modify the plan in no more than one year after the plan is filed. If the commission rejects a plan, it shall provide sufficient specificity as to how the plan does not meet the requirements of this statute and give the utility adequate opportunity to remedy the plan. The utility shall have 3 months to amend and resubmit the plan for approval, and the commission shall approve, reject, or modify the amended plan within 12 weeks of resubmission.

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I. The commission shall conduct an adjudicative proceeding for the purpose of reviewing an integrated distribution plan under this subdivision. For this purpose, the commission shall within 10 days of receiving such a plan, provide the public notice required for such proceedings under RSA 541-A:31, III. The commission shall either approve, reject, or modify the plan in no more than one year after the plan is filed. If the commission rejects a plan, it shall provide sufficient specificity as to how the plan does not meet the requirements of this statute and give the utility adequate opportunity to remedy the plan. The utility shall have 3 months to amend and resubmit the plan for approval, and the commission shall approve, reject, or modify the amended plan within 12 weeks of resubmission. This process and timeline shall be repeated until a plan is approved. The previously approved plan shall remain in effect until the new plan is approved.
II. The commission, by order, may waive for good cause any requirement of this subdivision upon written request by a utility.