relative to public transparency of electric utility retail charges and cost reporting for transmission, wholesale electricity, capacity, and generation adequacy.

HB 1724 requires New Hampshire electric utilities to submit annual public reports detailing transmission costs, wholesale electricity market impacts, capacity market auctions, and generation resource adequacy. These reports must include project-specific transmission cost breakdowns, wholesale purchase strategies, capacity auction results, and specific analyses of data center interconnection costs (for facilities 5+ MW). Utilities must also propose how ratepayers will be protected from costs if data centers fail or withdraw, with reports due annually starting January 1, 2027. The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission will hold public hearings every three years to review these filings.