HB 1666-FN
requiring capacity planning in the state 10-year energy strategy.
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On the record
Quoted from the General Court bill status page, not worked out from the docket.
| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2981 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H24 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
Every floor vote on this bill was a voice or division vote, so there is no record of how individual legislators voted.
Sponsors
McGhee, Kat(D) Hills 35, Caplan, Tony(D) Merr 8, Cormen, Thomas(D) Graf 15, Lang, Timothy(R) Belk 2, Perkins Kwoka, Rebecca(D) Rock 21, Watters, David(D) Straf 4
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Science, Technology and Energy
- February 9, 2026Public Hearing: 02/09/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- February 17, 2026Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 229
- February 24, 2026Majority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/17/2026 (Vote 11-7; RC)
- February 24, 2026Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
- March 5, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 178-149 03/05/2026
Votes
Roll call tallies and individual votes from the General Court roll call files. Presiding, excused and absent are shown separately: one member presides over each House roll call and does not vote except to break a tie.
Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a division vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Majority — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
This bill is unnecessary for multiple reasons. First it addresses capacity and other issues as if they were specific to NH when in fact these are regional issues. As long as NH is part of Independent System Operator New England (ISO-NE) these issues must be addressed on a regional basis as there is no such thing as MA capacity resources or NH capacity resources but only ISO-NE capacity resources. Secondly, these issues are already being addressed on a regional basis through ISO-NE with support from the New England Power Pool (NEPOOL) and the New England States Committee on Electricity (NESCOE). NH is a member of NESCOE and the Department of Energy is an active participant in various ISO-NE/NEPOOL meetings where decisions on future capacity needs and demand side measures are discussed and decided for all of New England. Vote 11-7.
Minority — OUGHT TO PASS
Since the State of New Hampshire has no energy plan that defines what we are doing, what goals we should prioritize, and when those goals might be achieved, the minority feels we are flying blind into a costly energy future. This bill requires the Department of Energy to include a section in the state’s energy strategy report, updated every three years, on the electric capacity projected to be needed to meet future anticipated demand. Although the Independent Systems Operator of 46 27 FEBRUARY 2026 HOUSE RECORD New England (ISO-NE) does regional capacity planning, most other states have a sense of how much energy they will need to meet future demands and they have designed plans to meet those needs. New Hampshire cannot save ratepayers money if we have no idea what we need to do to address increased capacity at the lowest cost. That requires analysis of data we do not yet collect and a prioritization of efforts to meet those needs without a shock to electric bills. The 10-year energy strategy report is the appropriate place to clarify what priorities the state is pursuing to solve for the actual energy needs of the state. We cannot begin that process until the Department of Energy provides us with a picture of what we know about electricity growth by electricity sector: housing, commercial and industrial, transportation, agricultural, etc. Seeing where our biggest challenges lie is the first step toward crafting sensible policies to meet those needs at the lowest cost to consumers.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- February 9, 2026 at 10:00Science, Technology and Energy public hearing recording 1:22:34–1:44:50, about 22 min (estimated)
- February 17, 2026 at 10:00Science, Technology and Energy executive session recording 0:23:30–0:24:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- March 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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