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Bill would allow utilities to own advanced nuclear resources; DOE, generators and utilities warn of cost and regulatory risks
Summary
House Bill 710 FN would authorize electric utilities to own, operate or offer advanced nuclear resources, modeled on the state’s distributed energy resource statute; the bill defines ANRs and sets percentage limits as a starting point for committee discussion.
Representative Michael Vose introduced House Bill 710 FN, a statutory change modeled on existing distributed energy resource (DER) authority that would allow investor‑owned electric utilities to own, operate or offer advanced nuclear resources (ANRs). The bill defines advanced nuclear resources for the committee’s deliberation as reactors with generating capacity between 1 and 90 megawatts (sponsors said the upper limit is a discussable starting point).
Scope and approach: the bill uses the RSA 374‑G model (the existing statute authorizing certain utility ownership of distributed energy resources) to create an authorization framework. It proposes percentage limits (examples…
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