Electronic Filing

Information, resources, and links for electronic docket filing practices, procedures, and requirements and electronic file formats compatible with the NH PUC computer system.

Electronic submissions larger than 33 MB shall be submitted via the state of New Hampshire file transfer protocol. USB flash drives and other electronic storage devices shall be rejected.

Instructions for the New Hampshire File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

  1. Contact the NH PUC Clerk’s Office to request an FTP account with the docket number, the name of the requesting party, the email address for the FTP account, telephone number, and party’s name.
  2. The NH PUC Clerk’s Office will acknowledge receipt of the request, and New Hampshire Secure File Transfer System login details will be provided via email.

Please review the Chapter Puc 200 procedural rules (Filing Requirements/Electronic Copies) prior to submission of any documentation. For further questions please contact the Clerk’s Office.

NOTE, all documents submitted must be:

  • Legible and readable.
  • Searchable.
  • Unlocked (the ability for the commission to copy and manipulate data).
  • 8 mb limit (per submission and associated attachments. Multiple 8 mb submissions acceptable).

For submitting an electronic filing into a docket:

The following is a list of the types of electronic file formats compatible with the PUC computer system (as per Puc 200 procedural rules).

Text formats:

  • Microsoft Office 365 (Version: 2111) Word (.docx).
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Version: 2111) Excel (.xlsx).
  • Microsoft Office 365 (Version: 2111) PowerPoint (.pptx).
  • Microsoft Visio Visio Diagram (.vsd).
  • Adobe Acrobat DC CC (Version: 22).
  • Portable Document Format (.pdf).
  • Plain Text file (.txt).
  • Zipped files (.zip).

Image formats: (pictures, charts, graphs)

  • Bitmap format: Bitmap (.bmp).
  • Graphic Interchange format: GIF (.gif).
  • Joint Photographic Experts Group: JPEG (.jpg).
  • Tag Image file format: TIFF (.tif).
  • Portable Network Graphics: PNG (.png).