New Hampshire Community Solar Rules

You can subscribe to a New Hampshire community solar project to receive credits on your electricity bill for your share of solar production, with rates based on system size. If you qualify as low-to-moderate income (area median income of 80% or less) and live in public housing, you may access dedicated LMI community solar projects that offer an additional 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour credit. Check with your local utility or community solar operator to learn about available projects and enrollment.

Community solar projects you develop must comply with group net metering rules under New Hampshire law; large customer generators range from over 100 kW to 1 MW, while municipal generators range from over 1 MW to 5 MW. Subscribers receive bill credits per kWh produced by their allocated portion of the system, with rates determined by the state's net metering tariff structure. LMI-designated projects (up to 6 MW per year) serving customers at or below 80% area median income qualify for additional revenue of 2.5 cents/kWh and access to state Renewable Energy Fund financing.

New Hampshire's community solar program operates under group net metering rules established by SB 98 (2013) and expanded under SB 270. The LMI component designates up to 6 MW annually for projects serving low-to-moderate-income subscribers (max 80% area median income, including public housing residents), which receive 2.5 cents/kWh bill-credit adders and financing access through the Renewable Energy Fund. Applications for LMI community solar were accepted until February 29, 2024. Credits are issued based on proportional system output per subscriber, with rates tiered by the capacity size of each generator.