New Hampshire’s RPS bill would supercharge solar

An amendment has passed the New Hampshire Senate, one which look to increase the amount of solar required in utilities’ electricity portfolios ninefold by 2025. In an effort to build on the state’s less-than-ambitious 25% by 2025 Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) policy, the New Hampshire Senate has passed a bill looking to raise the portion supplied by solar. SB 168 passed on Thursday by a 217-139 vote.SB 168 specifically looks to increase Class II renewables. Under the state’s existing RPS, wind energy, hydrogen derived from biomass fuels or methane gas, ocean thermal, wave, current or tidal energy, methane gas and solar electric systems put into operation before January 1, 2006 are all Class I renewables, while the Class II designation is comprised solely of solar electric systems put into operation after January 1, 2006.