N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 362-C:5

The authorization granted to the commission in RSA 362-C:3 shall extend to any alternative reorganization plan which the commission affirmatively finds will resolve the Public Service Company of New Hampshire bankruptcy case and will result in the same or lower costs and risks to ratepayers and the same or greater benefits to the state as those resulting from the NU plan and the agreement both during the time periods in which rates increases are prescribed in the agreement and thereafter.