This may be standard procedure for most states, but it does give some insight into the Commission's funding.
COMMISSION FINANCES Pursuant to RSA 363-A, the Commission is funded primarily by an assessment on the utilities it regulates. The assessment is calculated by using the gross New Hampshire utility revenue of all utilities and allocating the budget estimate of the Commission and the Office of Consumer Advocate to each utility in direct proportion as the revenues relate to the total utility revenues as a whole. In addition, half of the Commission’s Safety Division, which is responsible for enforcing pipeline safety, is federally funded. In FY 2009, the Commission regulated 168 utilities with gross revenues exceeding $2.6 billion. The Commission was authorized 70 full-time employees including the commissioners and one part-time employee. The Office of Consumer Advocate was authorized five full-time employees and one part time employee. During the biennium, the Commission’s budget was impacted by the creation the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Fund (GHGERF) pursuant to RSA 125-0:23 to support energy efficiency, conservation and demand response programs aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated within New Hampshire. Funds available in the GHGERF account consist of New Hampshire’s share of proceeds from regional quarterly auctions of carbon emission allowances plus interest on investments made by the New Hampshire state treasurer credited to the fund. Administrative costs incurred by the Commission and the Department of Environmental Services (charged with administering the cap and trade program) are recoverable from the fund.
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