New Hampshire · Net metering
NH Net Metering
Sets the billing terms for excess solar generation sent back to the grid by residential customers in New Hampshire -- see the credit rate and how it shapes payback below.
- Retail rate credit
- stated benefit
- Residential
- eligible customers
- 9.8 yr
- New Hampshire baseline payback
- 2
- other New Hampshire programs
What it means
In New Hampshire, a 6 kW system already pays back in about 9.8 years on ~$1,876/year of modeled savings, and the NH Net Metering stacks on top of that, on top of any federal credit.
- Retail rate cr…
- stated benefit
- 9.8 yr
- baseline payback (pre-incentive)
- 3
- New Hampshire programs that stack
- full
- net-metering policy
Payback and savings are modeled from public NREL/EIA data; the program benefit is summarized from DSIRE and may change.
Program description
NH electric utilities offer net metering for systems up to 1 MW.
Program at a glance
- Program type
- Net metering
- Eligible customers
- Residential
- Stated benefit
- Retail rate credit
- State electricity rate
- 25.5¢/kWh
- New Hampshire solar score
- 34/100
How New Hampshire compares to the U.S. average
Why this incentive matters more (or less) here - New Hampshire's solar fundamentals against the national average.
Source: NREL irradiance and U.S. EIA rates; payback modeled by PlainSolarData. Bars are scaled to the larger of the two values per metric.
New Hampshire's solar incentive stack
How this net metering sits among New Hampshire's 2 tracked programs, by type
- Net metering
Net metering
1 programs
- Rebate
Rebate
1 programs
What this shows New Hampshire tracks 2 incentive types; net metering (1 program) governs the billing side, while the state's other tracked types handle upfront cost or ongoing payments.
How this incentive fits New Hampshire's solar picture
The NH Net Metering governs how New Hampshire credits excess solar generation sent back to the grid, one of the state's DSIRE-tracked solar policies. Eligibility is scoped to residential customers, with a stated benefit of Retail rate credit. DSIRE lists no scheduled sunset, though enabling legislation and appropriations can still be revised year to year.
That's the backdrop this incentive works against. New Hampshire averages 4.2 kWh/m²/day of usable sunlight and residential rates of 25.5¢/kWh, producing an estimated 7,358 kWh/year and $1,876 of annual utility offset on a typical 6 kW system costing $18,300. That baseline already implies a 9.8-year simple payback and a 25-year modeled net of roughly $28,600 before this incentive - every dollar this net metering delivers compresses that payback further.
A handful of other levers are worth checking alongside this one. New Hampshire has 3 solar incentive programs indexed in DSIRE, including adjacent options like NH RGGI Solar Incentive. The state's net-metering policy is classified as full, which governs how excess generation is credited and often decides whether a given program is worth claiming for a specific household.
Your next step
- See New Hampshire's full solar profile, score, irradiance, rates, payback, and every program you can claim. New Hampshire solar data
- Run the savings calculator with your real bill to see how this incentive changes your own payback. ROI calculator
- See how net-metering credits are valued state by state. Net-metering guide
Estimates here are modeled from public data and are not financial advice; confirm program terms and your own eligibility before relying on a dollar figure.
Other New Hampshire incentives
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Incentive data from the DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency); state solar economics from NREL and the U.S. EIA. See our methodology.