Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Commercial & Industrial Solar Rebate Program

Program Overview

Category:: Financial Incentive
Program Type:: Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:: State
State:: New Hampshire
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Process Heat, Solar Photovoltaics
Website:: http://www.puc.nh.gov/Sustainable%20Energy/RenewableEnergyRebates-CI.html
Incentive Amount:: New PV systems less than or equal to 500 kW AC: $0.40/W AC

New Solar Thermal systems with 15 or fewer collectors: $0.12/rated or modeled kBtu/year
New Solar Thermal systems with more than 15 collectors: $0.07/rated or modeled kBtu/year
Maximum Incentive:: 25% of the total cost
Eligible System Size:: PV Maximum: 500 kW (AC)
Solar Thermal Maximum: 100 kW (AC) equivalent
Equipment Requirements:: PV: Must comply with UL 1703 (by a nationally-recognized testing laboratory); inverters must comply with IEEE 1547 and UL 1741. Systems greater than 50 kW must include revenue-grade meter. Minimum system warranty of 5 years.
Solar Thermal: Must be SRCC-rated. Systems with a collector area of 500 sq. ft. or greater must include an output meter and/or web-based temperature monitoring. Minimum system warranty of 5 years.
Installation Requirements:: Pre-approval required
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:: Customer
Administrator:: New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Schools, State Government, Federal Government, Tribal Government, Agricultural, Multifamily Residential, Institutional
Budget :: $8.996 million (FY 2016)
Start Date:: 11/01/2010
Utility:: New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc, Public Service Co of NH, Unitil Energy Systems, Granite State Electric Co
Last Updated:: 09/25/2018
Funding Source: RPS alternative compliance payments

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility	Sectors	Technologies
max kW-AC500.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Photovoltaics
max $/W0.4000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Photovoltaics
max % of cost25.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Photovoltaics
max $50000.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Photovoltaics
max $/BTU120.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Solar Thermal Process Heat
min $/BTU70.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Solar Thermal Process Heat
max kW-AC100.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government Nonprofit Schools State Government Federal Government Tribal Government Agricultural Institutional	Solar Water Heat Solar Space Heat Solar Thermal Process Heat

Summary

The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission initiated a new solar rebate program for non-residential applicants in November 2010. Funded by alternative compliance payments under the state's renewable portfolio standard (RPS), this program supports solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar-thermal installations.

Installations must be located in the state of New Hampshire, and the facility must be served by an investor-owned utility or rural electric utility that is required to comply with the state's RPS (municipal utilities are not required to comply with the state's RPS, and therefore their customers are not eligible for this program). Systems owned by third-parties and sited on eligible customer premises are eligible.

Applicants must first reserve incentive funding. In addition, applicants must complete a "Level II" energy audit. Only qualifying systems installed on or after November 1, 2010, are eligible. This program will operate on a year-by-year basis or until funding is exhausted, whichever comes first.

See the program web site (listed above) for application materials, budget status, and additional program details.

Authorities

Name	Enacted Date	Effective Date	Expired Date
New Hampshire Statutes § 362-F:10
NH PUC Rule 2500
NH PUC Order No. 25,151	10/01/2010
NH PUC Order No. 25,878	04/06/2016