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New Hampshire Electric Rate Changes and Your Bill
In addition to the typical summer usage increase that drives up customer bills, multiple rate changes are taking effect at the beginning of August.
Energy supply prices will increase across the state and region based on current market conditions, and a new Default Service supply rate will go into effect August 1, 2026, pending approval from the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission (PUC).
Additional smaller adjustments to the delivery side of your bill are also anticipated to take effect on August 1, pending approval from the PUC.
Summer Energy Use
As temperatures rise, so does the demand on your facility's cooling systems. When air conditioning and ventilation systems work overtime to keep your business comfortable, your electricity consumption naturally increases. Because your business's overall energy bill us based on usage, even if rates didn't change at all, you'll see higher bills in the summer months due to increased usage.
Base Distribution Rate
As part of the PUC's final decision in our base distribution rate review in 2025, the commission implemented a performance-based ratemaking (PBR) mechanism, which will measure our reliability performance when determining the scope of incremental annual increases. Starting this year, the Distribution Rate adjusts annually (known as Alternative Regulation Adjustment, or ARA).
G and G-OTOD (Small Business)
| Distribution Rate | July 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Filed Aug. 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Difference ($/kWh or kW) |
| Demanda | $14.25 | $14.90 | $0.65 |
| Energía | $0.02325 | $0.02502 | $0.00177 |
Pending the PUC’s approval, with this rate adjustment a G and G-OTOD commercial customer will see a rate increase of approximately 1%.
GV (Commercial and Industrial)
| Distribution Rate | July 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Filed Aug. 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Difference ($/kWh or kW) |
| Demanda | $8.35 (<=100 kW) $8.06 (> 100 kW) | $8.73 (<=100 kW) $8.43 (> 100 kW) | $0.38 (<=100 kW) $0.37 (> 100 kW) |
| Energía | $0.00760 | $0.00807 | $0.00047 |
Pending the PUC’s approval, with this rate adjustment a GV commercial customer will see a rate increase of approximately 1%.
LG (Commercial and Industrial)
| Distribution Rate | July 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Filed Aug. 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Difference ($/kWh or kW) |
| Demanda | $7.00 | $7.32 | $0.32 |
| Energía | $0.00659 (Peak) $0.00561 (Off Peak | $0.00694 (Peak) $0.00591 (Off Peak | $0.00035 (Peak) $0.00030 (Off Peak |
Pending the PUC’s approval, with this rate adjustment a GV commercial customer will see a rate increase of approximately 1%.
Stranded Cost Recovery Charge (SCRC)
This charge is related to public policy to help fund the recovery of our past electric system investment costs, including expenses incurred through other long-term investments and obligations over the many years that Eversource (previously Public Service of New Hampshire) generated its own energy supply for customers. This is within the delivery portion of the electric bill.
G and G-OTOD (Small Business)
| SCRC | July 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Filed Aug. 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Difference ($/kWh or kW) |
| Demanda | $0.75 | $0.59 | -$0.16 |
| Energía | $0.00339 | -$0.00238 | -$0.00577 |
For G and G-OTOD customers, the SCRC decreasing, pending approval by the PUC.
GV (Commercial and Industrial)
| SCRC | July 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Filed Aug. 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Difference ($/kWh or kW) |
| Demanda | $0.69 | $0.52 | -$0.17 |
| Energía | $0.00210 | -$0.00360 | -$0.00570 |
For GV customers, the SCRC is decreasing, pending approval by the PUC.
LG (Commercial and Industrial)
| SCRC | July 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Filed Aug. 1, 2026 ($/kWh or kW) | Difference ($/kWh or kW) |
| Demanda | $0.47 | $0.30 | -$0.17 |
| Energía | $0.00015 (Peak) -$0.00117 (Off Peak | -$0.00580 (Peak) -$0.00665 (Off Peak | -$0.00595 (Peak) -$0.00548 (Off Peak |
For LG customers, the SCRC is decreasing, pending approval by the PUC.
Default Service Supply Rate
The state and region saw energy supply prices rise due to current market conditions, regardless of supplier, and the electricity we purchase on behalf of customers with no markup or profit to us – known as Default Service – was no exception.
G and G-OTOD (Small Business)
Starting August 1, G and G-OTOD (Small Business) customers who receive energy supply from Eversource, known as Default Service, will see their six-month rate change from the current 11.303 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 14.009 cents per kWh, approximately a 12% rate increase.
While all Eversource customers will see the changes in the delivery portion of their bill, close to half of all our business customers in New Hampshire receive their energy supply through a community power program or an alternative supplier and are not impacted by the energy supply rate change.
Amidst increasing volatility in the region's wholesale energy supply markets, this rate primarily increased due to the changing cost of natural gas. The region relies on natural gas to produce electricity.
The Default Service supply rate changes twice a year – February 1 and August 1.
We purchase power on your behalf and only charge you what we pay generators to produce the power. We do not earn a profit on the cost of electricity. What we pay is what you pay.
You have the option to obtain energy supply from a competitive supplier licensed by the PUC. If you live in a city or town with community power programs but are not currently enrolled in the program, make sure you review your options and choose the one that works best for you.
GV and LG (Commercial and Industrial Customers)
Starting August 1, large C&I customers combined who receive energy supply from Eversource, known as Default Service, will see their six-month period average rate change from the current six-month period average of 8.038 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to the upcoming six-month period average of 13.877 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The supply rate change only affects customers receiving energy supply through our Default Service rate.
While all Eversource customers will see the changes in the delivery portion of their bill, close to half of all our business customers in New Hampshire receive their energy supply through a community power program or an alternative supplier and are not impacted by the energy supply rate change.
Amidst increasing volatility in the region's wholesale energy supply markets, this rate primarily increased due to the changing cost of natural gas. The region relies on natural gas to produce electricity.
The Default Service supply rate changes twice a year – February 1 and August 1.
We purchase power on your behalf and only charge you what we pay generators to produce the power. We do not earn a profit on the cost of electricity. What we pay is what you pay.
You have the option to obtain energy supply from a competitive supplier licensed by the PUC. If you live in a city or town with community power programs but are not currently enrolled in the program, make sure you review your options and choose the one that works best for you.