New Hampshire solar export compensation
What New Hampshire pays for exported rooftop solar power, with the source and the date each figure was checked.
Record verified 2026-09-16 · 17 of 17 fields sourced
What does your utility pay?
No single rate — formula based
Small customer-generators: each kWh of Net Sales earns a monetary bill credit equal to the sum of the Default Energy Service charge, the Transmission Charge, plus 25 percent of the Distribution Charge; large customer-generators receive the Default Energy Service charge.
Eversource NH · New Hampshire
Competitive-supplier customers are not eligible for the Default Energy Service portion of the credit.
Source: eversource.com
Full Eversource NH detail →New Hampshire uses utility net energy metering rather than a single statewide cents-per-kWh export price. For small systems, the current alternative tariff credits exported energy at 100% of default energy service, 100% of transmission, and 25% of distribution, while non-bypassable charges are not credited; surplus monetary credits carry forward and may be cashed out annually after the March billing cycle when the balance exceeds $100. Eligible systems are generally limited to 1,000 kW, with utility-specific capacity allocations and first-come, first-served queues.
Program details
| Compensation mechanism | Utility net energy metering with monthly measurement and monetary bill credits under the alternative tariff for post-August 2017 projects; small-system exports receive credit for default energy service, transmission, and 25% of distribution, while certain non-bypassable charges receive no credit. |
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| Export rate | There is no single statewide dollar-per-kWh rate: for small customer-generators, the alternative tariff credits 100% of Default Energy Service, 100% of Transmission, and 25% of Distribution; the dollar value changes with each utility's rates. Large systems receive credit for Default Energy Service only. |
| Rate effective | The alternative net-metering tariff applies beginning September 1, 2017; the reviewed Liberty tariff page is effective May 1, 2025. |
| Credit rollover | Yes. Small and large customer-generators receive monetary credits over subsequent billing periods and do not accumulate surplus kWh after each billing period. |
| Credit expiration | Credits do not have a stated annual expiration in the reviewed tariff; they continue over subsequent billing periods, with cash payment available after the March 31 balance date when the monetary credit exceeds $100, or for any balance when service ends or the customer moves. |
| Annual true-up | March 31 is the annual cash-out balance date; customers with a monetary credit balance exceeding $100 as of March 31 may request payment. |
| Residential system cap | 100 kW AC for small customer-generators, including residential and small commercial systems; larger renewable facilities may be eligible up to 1,000 kW. |
| Commercial system cap | 100 kW AC for small commercial customer-generators; large customer-generators may be greater than 100 kW and up to 1,000 kW, subject to the tariff's eligibility conditions. |
| Aggregate program cap | The Puc 900 utility-specific capacity allocations are Granite State Electric/Liberty 4.12 MW, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative 3.16 MW, Public Service Company of New Hampshire/Eversource 36.55 MW, and Unitil 6.17 MW; no more than 2 MW statewide may be combined heat and power. |
| Program status | Open only within each utility's remaining allocation and on a first-come, first-served basis; the reviewed rules do not establish that every utility currently has unused capacity. |
| Regulator | The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission regulates the investor-owned distribution utilities' net-metering tariffs under Puc 900 and RSA 362-A:9; NHEC's member-elected board sets its tariff. |
| Docket | DE 16-576, the Commission proceeding that adopted the alternative net-metering tariff in Order No. 26,029; Liberty's current tariff also identifies compliance under DE 23-039. |
| Governing rule | RSA 362-A:9 and New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules Puc 900, including Puc 903.02 for net-metering measurement, credits, and capacity allocations. |
| Grandfathering | Yes. Customer-generators with a net-metering capacity allocation on or after September 1, 2017 are entitled to the alternative tariff through December 31, 2040; the tariff also preserves applicable terms after qualifying ownership transfers. |
| Interconnection application | File an interconnection application with the distribution utility and, if applicable, the electricity supplier; the application must be submitted by certified mail or with dated receipt verification and include applicant, facility, installation, and certification information. |
| Interconnection timeline | The utility must notify the customer-generator within 10 business days of receipt whether the application is complete and identify missing information; Eversource says an approved application is typically returned in less than one week. |
| Pending change | Liberty's DE 26-035 is a pending adjudicative proceeding on a proposed Net Metering Credit Adjustment Mechanism to change how Liberty recovers NEM credits; the filing states the proceeding was commenced and a hearing was set for October 15, 2026. |
Rates by utility
State rules set the framework. Individual utilities often pay something different, and where they do the utility tariff governs.
| Eversource Energy (PSNH) | Small customer-generators: each kWh of Net Sales earns a monetary bill credit equal to the sum of the Default Energy Service charge, the Transmission Charge, plus 25 percent of the Distribution Charge; large customer-generators receive the Default Energy Service charge. Current program page checked 2026-09-16; formula is tariff-dependent and changes with approved rates Competitive-supplier customers are not eligible for the Default Energy Service portion of the credit. |
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| Unitil Energy Systems | Small customer-generators: Default Service, the Transmission portion of the External Delivery Charge, and twenty-five percent (25%) of the Distribution rate; no credit for specified non-bypassable charges. Large customer-generators receive a monetary bill credit at the Default Service rate. Alternative tariff beginning September 1, 2017; current tariff terms checked 2026-09-16 The dollar credit varies with Unitil's approved rate components; competitive suppliers may set supply-credit terms. |
| Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) | For installations of 100 kW AC or less: Default Energy Service, Transmission, and twenty-five percent (25%) of the Distribution rate; no credit for the System Benefits Charge and Storm Recovery Adjustment Factor. Installations over 100 kW receive Default Energy Service credit only. May 1, 2025 tariff page reviewed 2026-09-16 Credits are monetary and carry forward over subsequent billing periods; cash payment is available after March 31 when the balance exceeds $100. |
| New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) | NHEC compensates members for surplus generation exported to the Co-op's distribution system under its Terms and Conditions Section X—Net Metering; no single statewide cents-per-kWh rate applies. Current NHEC program page checked 2026-09-16 NHEC is member-owned and directs members to its Terms and Conditions and Schedule of Rates and Fees for the applicable rate code and compensation. |
Sources read for this record
- unitil.com/sites/default/files/2021-03/puc900.pdf
- new-hampshire.libertyutilities.com/uploads/2026-09-04_NHPUC%20No.%2023_Electricity%20Delivery%20Service%2
- eversource.com/residential/about/doing-business-with-us/interconnections/new-hampshir
- energy.nh.gov/renewable-energy/net-metering-and-group-net-metering/net-metering
- puc.nh.gov/VirtualFileRoom/ShowDocument.aspx?DocumentId=2a247d4f-51ad-40b4-9f88-7
- unitil.com/sites/default/files/2021-05/Schedule_QF_01.01.19.pdf
- new-hampshire.libertyutilities.com/uploads/26-035-2026-07-28-nhpuc-ntc-of-adjudicative-proceeding.pdf
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