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PUC and utilities flag technical tensions in House Bill 674 on nonwire alternatives and time‑of‑use rates
Summary
A brief public hearing on HB 674 FN drew PUC and utility attention to a structural tension: the bill would require fair and reasonable time‑of‑use tariffs while also proposing a five‑year default service rate‑setting cycle, a combination witnesses said is difficult to reconcile.
Representative Kaplan introduced House Bill 674 FN as a broad vehicle to examine utility reform, including non‑wire alternatives, time‑of‑use tariffs and multiyear rate settings. Kaplan said the bill was intended to launch discussion and ideally be retained as a bipartisan study vehicle.
Matt Young, an attorney with the New Hampshire Department of Energy, urged patience and said the Department had several…
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