HomeIncentives by StateNew Hampshire
New Hampshire pays for networked controls.
NHSaves pays per fixture for networked controls built into each light. Send an address and we'll come back with the rate and your estimate.
NHSaves programs as of October 2026. We confirm what your building gets before you buy. Sources
Why it adds up here.
All four of New Hampshire's electric utilities run one program, NHSaves. It pays per fixture for networked controls, inside and out, when the sensor and controller are built into each fixture.
- The system has to be on the DLC list for networked controls.
- The application includes a control plan and a performance testing form, and the system gets tested.
- The utility approves the project before work starts. The check can go to you or your contractor.
- Some distributors also take a discount off at the counter for fixtures with networked controls built in.
Upgrading lighting anyway?
New Hampshire is still on the 2018 IECC, with its own changes. It calls for occupancy sensors in offices and other listed rooms, shutoff on a schedule everywhere else, and daylight dimming near windows above a wattage threshold.
New Hampshire took out the model code's commissioning section, so testing the controls is up to the owner. NHSaves asks for a performance test on every networked project.
See how a project runs- OccupancySensors that turn lights off in offices and other listed roomsCovered
- DaylightDimming near windows above a wattage thresholdCovered
- ShutoffLights go off on a schedule where there are no sensorsCovered
No building energy laws to track.
As of October 2026, New Hampshire has no benchmarking or building performance rule, and towns can't change the technical parts of the state code. Here the reasons to upgrade are the incentive and the lower bill.
Your building can be anywhere in the US.
We design remotely and ship the kit set up and labeled by room. A local electrician installs it, and we test on site or remotely.
Questions owners ask.
Which utilities take part?
Eversource, Unitil, Liberty and the New Hampshire Electric Co-op all run NHSaves. We check your utility and rate from the address.
Does the fixture need its own sensor?
Yes. For the networked-controls incentive, the sensor and controller have to be built into each fixture, on a DLC-listed system.
Does New Hampshire's code require testing the controls?
No. New Hampshire removed that section from its code. NHSaves asks for a performance testing form on networked projects.
Is New Hampshire moving to a newer code?
Not yet. Bills to move to the 2021 and 2024 IECC died in 2025 and 2026, and the July 2026 code update kept the 2018 IECC.
What about 2027?
The current plan runs through 2026. The 2027 to 2029 plan is in front of the state's utility commission now, and the 2027 applications aren't out yet.
Tell us about your building.
An address is enough. Your free Lighting Controls Assessment comes back within 48 hours.
Networked lighting controls, start to finish.