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Bill to clarify Department of Energy’s role in PUC proceedings retained after agencies disagree
Summary
A bill to clarify the New Hampshire Department of Energy’s party status and appeal rights in Public Utilities Commission adjudications produced disagreement between DOE and the PUC. The committee voted to retain the bill to give agencies more time to reconcile positions.
The committee considered House Bill 2‑66, a statutory clarification of the New Hampshire Department of Energy’s role in proceedings before the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) — including whether the DOE would automatically be a party to all dockets and whether the DOE would have an express right to appeal PUC orders to the state Supreme Court.
Representative Peter Harrington, who led negotiations on the measure, described the bill as intended to "clarify the status quo" after the DOE and PUC separated staff functions following agency reorganization. The bill’s language in its latest form would leave DOE as a party to all PUC proceedings…
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