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New Hampshire electric companies, rates and outages

New Hampshire has 1,387,834 residents and 768,001 electric accounts across 4 utilities listed by EIA.

Lempster Wind Farm in Lempster, New Hampshire, seen from Route 31
Lempster Wind Farm-2. Photo by SayCheeeeeese, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

In 2025 New Hampshire homes paid 24.56 ¢/kWh: rank 9 of 51, 42.0% above the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 23.40 ¢).

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How it compares

New Hampshire prices
Customer sector2024GapRank
Residential23.40 ¢/kWh+42.0% against the U.S.9 of 511 is highest
Commercial19.40 ¢/kWh+52.2% against the U.S.7 of 511 is highest
Industrial16.21 ¢/kWh+99.4% against the U.S.7 of 511 is highest

Electric companies in New Hampshire

New Hampshire home prices, 2024; lowest filled.

New Hampshire companies
CompanyHome accountsAverage priceReliabilityNet metering
Unitil Energy SystemsLowest price68,60218.51 ¢/kWh$115 a month at 619 kWh98 minSAIDI, SAIFI 1.0034.0 MW2,508 systems
Public Service Co of NH459,90718.74 ¢/kWh$116 a month at 619 kWh82 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.74233.0 MW17,547 systems
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri39,66719.08 ¢/kWh$118 a month at 619 kWh93 minSAIDI, SAIFI 0.8223.8 MW1,782 systems
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc74,14423.61 ¢/kWh$146 a month at 619 kWhNo data22.6 MW2,095 systems

New Hampshire: 2025 and 2026

New Hampshire, data to July 2026.

New Hampshire 2025 average price
24.56 ¢/kWh+5.0% against 2024, U.S. +5.0%
New Hampshire 2025 rank
9 of 51same place as 2024
New Hampshire January to Jul 2026
26.79 ¢/kWh+15.2% on Jan-Jul 2025
New Hampshire Last 12 months
26.67 ¢/kWhto July 2026
New Hampshire July 2026
26.60 ¢/kWh+16.7% against July 2025
New Hampshire 2025 costliest month
Sep 27.82 ¢cheapest Jul 22.79 ¢, a 22% spread
New Hampshire Typical 2025 bill
$157 a monthtop Dec $198, low May $118

The New Hampshire residential price averaged 24.56 ¢/kWh in 2025, +5.0% on 2024: New Hampshire stayed within 0.0 points of the nation. From January to July 2026 the New Hampshire average is 26.79 ¢, +15.2% on 2025, 8.1 points above the U.S. change. Seasonality in New Hampshire: 2025 peaked in September at 27.82 ¢ and bottomed in July at 22.79 ¢. A typical residential account in New Hampshire paid about $1,883 for energy over 2025, from $118 in May to $198 in December; use per account ran 491 to 754 kWh a month.

New Hampshire price by month, 2024 to Jul 2026

Price by month, New Hampshire: 12 rows
Month202420252026 to Jul
Jan24.8523.4026.32
Feb23.5623.0126.52
Mar22.3022.8126.92
Apr22.8423.6627.24
May23.1124.0227.33
Jun22.5223.5127.01
Jul21.7922.7926.60
Aug22.9324.47No data
Sep24.9327.82No data
Oct24.7827.27No data
Nov24.4627.37No data
Dec23.6826.28No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What a typical New Hampshire account paid each month

New Hampshire: use per account times price, energy only.

Typical bill by month, New Hampshire: 12 rows
Month20252026 to Jul
Jan189213
Feb162195
Mar145171
Apr127148
May118136
Jun139166
Jul188207
Aug176No data
Sep141No data
Oct143No data
Nov157No data
Dec198No data

12 rows from EIA retail sales.

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What New Hampshire power is made of

In plain words. Nuclear is the biggest source in New Hampshire (57%), and the power made there is cleaner than the U.S. average per kWh. Plants with 459 MW are planned to retire by 2030. New plants with 24 MW are under construction.

In 2025 New Hampshire plants of 1 MW or more made 19.1 TWh. The biggest sources: nuclear 57.1%, natural gas 27.8%, hydro 5.7%. For comparison, nuclear makes 17.7% of U.S. generation. Wind, solar and hydro together: 8.2% (22.6% for the U.S.). New Hampshire plants only; imports and rooftop solar are not counted.

New Hampshire, share of net generation, %

  • Coal 1.2
  • Natural gas 27.8
  • Nuclear 57.1
  • Hydro (conventional) 5.7
  • Wind 2.5
  • Utility-scale solar 0.0
  • Petroleum 0.9
  • Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste 4.4
  • Other 0.3

Fuel groups: prices guide.

New Hampshire, share of net generation and operating capacity: 9 rows
SourceNew Hampshire share of generation, %U.S. share, %New Hampshire generation, TWhNew Hampshire capacity, MW
Coal1.216.60.24459
Natural gas27.840.95.321,400
Nuclear57.117.710.911,242
Hydro (conventional)5.75.51.10516
Wind2.510.40.48214
Utility-scale solar0.06.80.004
Petroleum0.90.40.18521
Wood, biomass, geothermal, waste4.41.40.84211
Other0.30.40.050

EIA-923 and EIA-860 for New Hampshire, 2025 data, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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New Hampshire plant pipeline

New Hampshire, megawatts: 6 rows
New Hampshire plantsMW
Operating, utility-scale4,568
Battery storage14
Retiring 2026 to 2030459
Retiring after 20300
Under construction24
Planned0

EIA-860 generators in New Hampshire, 2025 data.

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New Hampshire carbon per kWh

New Hampshire plants emitted 273 lb of CO₂ per MWh in 2023 (0.124 kg per kWh), against 767 lb for the U.S. An average New Hampshire home using 634 kWh a month accounts for about 79 kg of CO₂ a month at that rate. The rate is for New Hampshire plants, not your supplier.

state and national values: 4 rows
MeasureNew HampshireU.S.
CO₂, lb per MWh272.9767.2
CO₂, kg per kWh0.1240.348
NOx, lb per MWh0.1340.452
SO2, lb per MWh0.0530.359

EPA eGRID2023 for New Hampshire, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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Who delivers and who sells in New Hampshire

34.6% of New Hampshire home accounts bought energy from a supplier other than the wires company in 2024 (14 suppliers reported), 652,608 accounts in all. Plan prices are not shown here: choosing a supplier.

New Hampshire, largest wires companies: 4 rows
New Hampshire wires companyDelivery-only home accounts
Public Service Co of NH180,776
Unitil Energy Systems28,946
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri14,978
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc1,372

EIA-861 wires companies in New Hampshire, 2024 data.

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New Hampshire, largest suppliers by home accounts: 5 rows
New Hampshire supplierHome accounts
Community Power Coalition of NH104,562
Direct Energy Services60,246
Electricity NH, LLC15,091
North American Power and Gas, LLC13,154
First Point Power, LLC11,136

EIA-861 suppliers in New Hampshire, 2024 data.

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New Hampshire weather

A normal year in New Hampshire brings 7,959 heating and 223 cooling degree-days (1991 to 2020). 2025 had 7,371 heating (7% below normal) and 386 cooling (73% above normal).

New Hampshire degree-days by year

Heating and cooling degree-days, New Hampshire, 2015 to 2025: 11 rows
New Hampshire yearHeating (HDD)Cooling (CDD)Normal HDDNormal CDD
201575993327959223
201669213777959223
201771002517959223
201874264417959223
201977253307959223
202069064177959223
202167883817959223
202270654217959223
202365353417959223
202465824557959223
202573713867959223

NOAA nClimDiv degree-days for New Hampshire, 2015 to 2025, pulled 2 Oct 2026.

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New Hampshire meters and time-of-use rates

21.8% of New Hampshire home meters are advanced (AMI) meters: 152,180 of 697,542. 4 of 8 reporting utilities offer a home time-of-use rate, and 852 home accounts are enrolled in dynamic pricing programs.

EIA-861 meters in New Hampshire, data year 2024, pulled 2 Oct 2026: homes.

Flood claims and flood insurance in New Hampshire

New Hampshire: 709 NFIP flood claims with a loss date in 2015 to 2025, $18.8M paid, median paid claim $17,941; 39th of 55 states and territories by dollars paid. The peak year was 2024 with 258 claims. FEMA counts 1.1% of New Hampshire residential structures as insured, 26th of 51, and the policy file shows 7,300 NFIP policies in force on 8 Sep 2026. Floods damage substations and lines, and in New Hampshire this is claims history, not an outage count.

New Hampshire counties with the most NFIP flood claims
Top counties in New HampshireClaims 2015-2025PaidClaims per 1,000 homes
Rockingham County486$14.5M5.3
Grafton County57$1.0M1.9
Carroll County47$981K1.5
Hillsborough County40$601K0.4
Cheshire County20$423K0.8

New Hampshire: flood claims by state, flood claims by county. 709 New Hampshire claims as of 8 Sep 2026, OpenFEMA NFIP; counts under 5 hidden.

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Price by sector, New Hampshire

Home 23.40, business 19.40, industry 16.21 ¢ in 2024.

New Hampshire price by sector 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearResidentialCommercialIndustrialGap to U.S. residential
201518.5014.9612.74+5.85
201618.3814.4312.34+5.83
201719.2014.8112.34+6.31
201819.6915.8113.42+6.82
201920.0515.9313.09+7.04
202019.0415.4113.11+5.89
202119.8516.1313.81+6.19
202225.4618.6915.15+10.42
202328.1520.4015.76+12.15
202423.4019.4016.21+6.92

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Largest utilities, SAIDI

Median of 3 reporters here: 92.7 minutes.

min

  • Public Service Co of NH81.5
  • Unitil Energy Systems97.7
  • Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri92.7
  • U.S. median99.5

New Hampshire, SAIDI of the largest New Hampshire utilities: EIA-861 survey.

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Median SAIDI by year, 2015-2024

106 minutes in 2015, 93 in 2024.

Median SAIDI by year, New Hampshire, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
YearNew Hampshire medianGap to U.S. median reporter
2015106+5
2016139+37
2017119+24
2018120+19
201983-15
2020101+4
2021103+7
202279-24
202391-8
202493-6

10 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Who serves each county

New Hampshire counties shaded by utilities listing them; the table shows the top twelve.

New Hampshire counties by number of electric utilitiesCoosBelknapCarrollStraffordHillsboroughGraftonMerrimackCheshireSullivanRockingham

1 utility 2 3 4 or more

New Hampshire counties: 10 rows
CountyUtilitiesNames
Rockingham4Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri; New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH; Unitil Energy Systems
Cheshire3Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri; New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH
Grafton3Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri; New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH
Merrimack3New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH; Unitil Energy Systems
Sullivan3Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri; New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH
Belknap2New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH
Carroll2New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH
Coos2New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH
Hillsborough2Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri; Public Service Co of NH
Strafford2New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc; Public Service Co of NH

10 rows from EIA-861 Service Territory, Census 2023 county outlines.

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Analyst note

New Hampshire residential power was 7th highest of 51 in 2015 at 18.50 ¢ and is 9th in 2024 at 23.40 ¢, so the state slid down 2 places. The U.S. figure went 12.65 to 16.48 ¢ while New Hampshire went +26.5%. The biggest annual move was 2022 at +28.3%; the latest year, 2024, came in at -16.9% against +3.0% for the U.S. Business customers paid 14.96 ¢ in 2015 and 19.40 ¢ in 2024, a gap to homes of -3.54 ¢ then and -4.00 ¢ now; industry went from 12.74 to 16.21 ¢ (+27.2%). Reliability changed little at the 3 New Hampshire utilities that report in both years: their median SAIDI went from 106 minutes in 2015 to 93 in 2024, -13%, against a U.S. median reporter of 99. Public Service Co of NH is the largest by accounts with 542,058, 70.6% of the 768,001 accounts in New Hampshire, and the top three hold 92.2%.

At 23.40 ¢/kWh, New Hampshire residential power is among the costliest in the country: 9th of 51, 6.92 ¢ above the U.S. figure. Since 2015 the residential price moved +26.5% against +30.3% nationally, so New Hampshire has stayed close to the national pace, within 3.8 points.

Businesses pay 4.00 ¢ less than households here (-17.1%); business is under home price in 51 of 51. SAIDI for the typical reporter is 92.7 minutes across 3 utilities, under the national 99.5. Three utilities serve 93.8% of accounts.

By revenue, New Hampshire electricity splits 50.4% residential, 35.4% commercial and 14.1% industrial; by kWh the split is 44.4%, 37.6% and 18.0%. Residential accounts are the largest revenue source here. Home accounts are 85.0% of 768,001 accounts and use 619 kWh a month, a commercial account 3,047 and an industrial one 52,454.

Facts

Residents (ACS 2023)
1,387,834551,186 households
Electric accounts
768,001553 per 1,000 residents
Residential price
23.40 ¢/kWh+6.92 ¢ against the U.S.
Commercial price
19.40 ¢/kWh+6.65 ¢ against the U.S.
Industrial price
16.21 ¢/kWh+8.08 ¢ against the U.S.
Residential since 2015
+26.5%-3.8 points vs U.S.
Retail sales
10.9 TWh7,864 kWh a resident
Utilities listed
43 investor owned, 1 cooperative
Median SAIDI
92.7 min3 utilities, 0.93x U.S.
Net-metered capacity
313 MW23,932 installations
Top three utilities
93.8%of utility accounts
Business minus home
-4.00 ¢-17.1% of the home price
Counties with 2+ utilities
10 of 10most: Rockingham, 4 utilities

Data tables

New Hampshire: price by year

YearHomeBusinessIndustryHome vs U.S.
201518.5014.9612.74+5.85
201618.3814.4312.34+5.83
201719.2014.8112.34+6.31
201819.6915.8113.42+6.82
201920.0515.9313.09+7.04
202019.0415.4113.11+5.89
202119.8516.1313.81+6.19
202225.4618.6915.15+10.42
202328.1520.4015.76+12.15
202423.4019.4016.21+6.92

Questions on New Hampshire

How many cents per kWh do New Hampshire homes pay?

23.40 cents in 2024, which is +6.92 cents against the U.S. figure.

Did New Hampshire electricity get more expensive after 2015?

It went from 18.50 to 23.40 cents, +26.5% in total, -3.8 points against the U.S.

How many utilities does EIA list for New Hampshire?

4 utilities have New Hampshire as their largest state, and 3 of them report SAIDI.

How much solar net metering exists in New Hampshire?

313 MW over 23,932 installations.

How many electric accounts does New Hampshire have per 1,000 residents?

553: 768,001 accounts for 1,387,834 residents.

Do New Hampshire businesses pay more than households?

Businesses pay 19.40 ¢ and homes 23.40 ¢, a difference of -4.00 ¢.

What did New Hampshire residential electricity cost in 2025?

New Hampshire averaged 24.56 cents per kWh, +5.0% against 23.40 in 2024, and 9 of 51 among states.

Are New Hampshire residential electricity prices rising in 2026?

New Hampshire is +8.1 points against the U.S.: 26.79 cents from January to July 2026, +15.2% on 2025.

When in 2025 did New Hampshire residential power cost most, September or July?

September at 27.82 cents in New Hampshire; July was the lowest at 22.79, a 22% spread.

Does New Hampshire residential power cost more than the national average in 2026?

8.58 cents above the national average; New Hampshire 26.79 cents over January to July 2026, +15.2% on 2025.

States with a similar home price

Closest to New Hampshire at 23.40 ¢/kWh, by 2024 average home price.

More on New Hampshire

How New Hampshire ranks and compares

New Hampshire is 43rd cheapest of 51 on price (24.56 ¢); 11th of 44 on outage minutes (84 min); 3rd cleanest grid (273 lb CO2 per MWh); 35th highest income burden (1.97%).

All rankings, price, income and outages explorer, compare two states.

Help paying the bill in New Hampshire

New Hampshire has $33.3 million in federal energy-assistance money for FY2026, shutoff rules and phone lines. Open the New Hampshire help page.

Counties in New Hampshire ranked: highest and lowest energy burden, storm reports and old homes, county by county.

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In 2025 New Hampshire homes paid 24.56 ¢/kWh: rank 9 of 51, 42.0% above the U.S. average of 17.30 ¢ (2024: 23.40 ¢).

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