New Hampshire · Net metering · Mid-stack program
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
Mid-stack program · mid directory
New Hampshire stacks 3 tracked programs; this net metering sits beside peer levers on a 9.8-year modeled baseline.
- Stack3 programs
- In-state #1/2
- Type #27/46
- Baseline9.8 yr
In-state directory place #1 of 2 (mid alphabet). National net metering directory #27 of 46. Amounts and eligibility change; verify with the official program page before relying on a dollar figure. Informational only - not financial advice. See our disclaimer.
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
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.
Where this net metering sits in New Hampshire's mid-size stack
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.
Other New Hampshire incentives
Frequently asked questions
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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 · New Hampshire solar data · ROI calculator · All incentives.