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How the New Hampshire legislature works

Republican trifecta

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over. The 400-member House is the largest in the U.S.

Senate · 24 seats Republican
House · 400 seats Republican
Governor Republican

2026 Legislative Session — Summary

High-level counts of bills & resolutions this session

4
Total Bills
0
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
4
Did not pass

All Time — Summary

High-level counts of all bills & resolutions on record

21
Total
3
Signed/Enacted
0
In progress
18
Did not pass

Generation Mix

2025 · EIA

19.3 TWh total · 56.4% nuclear

19,335GWh generated in state

Energy storage

Battery 9 GWh
Discharged to the grid.

Consumes ~11,585 GWh · net exporter — 32% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.

Market Structure

Restructured / DeregulatedISO-NE
24.56¢
Residential/kWh
▲ 42%
20.16¢
Commercial/kWh
▲ 50%
16.88¢
Industrial/kWh
▲ 96%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Nuclear Plants1 plant · 1,242 MW

Seabrook
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC· PWR
1,242 MW
1 unit

2026 Legislative Session

Session
2026 Regular Session
Start Date
2026-01-08
End Date
2026-06-30
Status
Concluded
Next regular session convenes January 6, 2027

Enacted Legislation

All bills and resolutions signed or enacted in New Hampshire

HB 710Signed2025
enabling electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources, and relative to purchased power agreements for electric distribution utilities and limitations on community customer generators.

Based on the bill title provided, this bill appears to authorize electric utilities to own, operate, and offer advanced nuclear resources (likely including small modular reactors and other next-generation nuclear technologies) as part of their energy portfolio. The legislation also addresses purchas…

Facility Operations/Decommissioning · New Reactor Authorization
2025-07-08
HB 1465Signed2024
relative to studies of nuclear energy technologies and renaming the office of offshore wind industry development.

I cannot provide an accurate summary of this bill based on the provided text. The bill excerpt appears to contain only JavaScript code rather than the actual legislative text content. While the bill title indicates it relates to studies of nuclear energy technologies and renaming the office of offsh…

Symbolic Resolutions · Studies/Commissions
2024-08-07
HB 543Signed2022
establishing a commission to study nuclear power and nuclear reactor technology in New Hampshire.

Based on the bill title provided, this bill establishes a commission to study nuclear power and nuclear reactor technology in New Hampshire. The commission would presumably examine the feasibility, safety, economic impacts, and potential benefits of nuclear energy development within the state. This…

Symbolic Resolutions · Studies/Commissions
2022-06-28

Regulatory & Executive Actions

Utility-commission proceedings and gubernatorial executive orders. Unlike legislation, these are ongoing and are not tied to a specific legislative session.

Executive Orders

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1 gubernatorial order · issued by the governor, independent of sessions