Scope
New Hampshire House Bill 1722 (2026), as introduced, would have directed the public utilities commission to establish a separate retail electric service classification with its own tariff schedule for large-energy-use facilities, defined as facilities that can use 20 megawatts or more at peak demand and are primarily engaged in NAICS 518210 services including data processing centers, and set contract requirements for utilities serving them. The House voted it inexpedient to legislate on 12 March 2026.
- Geographic scope
- New Hampshire
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- New Hampshire General Court
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 12 March 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
New Hampshire House Bill 1722 of 2026 proposed a separate electric rate classification and cost-based tariffs for facilities of 20 megawatts or more primarily engaged in computer processing, data processing centers and web hosting, with minimum ten-year service contracts. The House adopted the inexpedient-to-legislate report by roll call 185-156 on 12 March 2026, so the bill did not pass.
What this does not establish
- The bill's defined term is 'large-energy-use facility'; it reaches data centers through NAICS code 518210 and the words 'data processing centers', not the words 'data center'.
- The record uses the bill as introduced; no amended version was opened.
- The bill never took effect; no New Hampshire rate class or tariff for these facilities is established by this record.
- The official docket records how the bill ended; it does not establish that any later 2026 or 2027 bill with similar content was or was not filed.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/legacy/bs2016/billText.aspx?sy=2026&id=1892&txtFormat=html
- New Hampshire General Court official bill docket records the votes and the day the bill ended