ENERGY, DEPARTMENT OF

 

 

NOTE: 

 

        Pursuant to 2021, 91:187, effective 7-1-21, the Department of Energy was established by the adoption of RSA 12-P.  Pursuant to RSA 12-P:11, “All of the functions, powers, duties, records, personnel, and property of the public utilities commission incorporated in the statutes establishing the department of energy and which replace the authority of the commission with the authority of the department of energy, are hereby transferred, as of July 1, 2021, to the department of energy.”

 

        Pursuant to RSA 12-P:14, “Existing rules, orders, and approvals of the public utilities commission which are associated with any functions, powers, and duties, transferred to the department of energy pursuant to RSA 12-P:11 or any other statutory provision, shall continue in effect and be enforced by the commissioner of the department of energy until they expire or are repealed or amended in accordance with applicable law.”

 

        Pursuant to RSA 12-P:5, V, the Commissioner of the Department of Energy shall have “the authority to reorganize rules of the department to conform to the requirements of RSA 541-A and the uniform drafting and numbering system adopted by the division of administrative rules, office of legislative services. Reference changes shall be limited to title, chapter, part, and section designations and numbers and substitution of terms reflecting reorganization of the department to the existing statutory structure and shall be made subject to review by the division of administrative rules, office of legislative services for consistency and accuracy of such changes. Such reference changes shall be integrated into the rules and such amendments to the rules shall become effective when notice of these reference changes is published by the director of legislative services in the rulemaking register. Reference changes made prior to July 1, 2022, shall be exempt from the procedures and requirements of RSA 541-A. Changes authorized under this section shall not affect the adoption or expiration date of rules changed under this section.”

 

#13497*     Adopt En 1300 Utility Pole Attachment Rules (eff 12-1-22) EXPIRES: 12-1-32

 

#13714*     Adopt En 1400 Rules for Pipeline Public Utilities (eff 8-4-23) EXPIRES: 8-4-33

 

#13796      Adopt En 500 Rules for Gas Service (eff 10-25-23) EXPIRES: 10-25-33

 

#13911      Adopt En 600 Rules for Water Service (eff 3-21-24) EXPIRES: 3-21-34

 

#13912      Adopt En 700 Rules for Sewer Utilities (eff 3-21-24) EXPIRES: 3-21-34