Electricity prices in New Hampshire
What homes in New Hampshire pay for electricity, from EIA.
Headlines
- Average price
- 26.9¢ a kWh
- Up 14% on a year ago
- Average bill
- $173 a month
- Up 16% on a year ago
- Average use
- 643 kWh
- A month. US 875 kWh
- Price rank
- 8 of 51
- 1 is the most expensive
Over the 12 months to August 2026, New Hampshire homes paid 26.9¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.
New Hampshire vs the US
| New Hampshire | US | |
|---|---|---|
| Average price, 12 months to August 2026 | 26.9¢ | 18.0¢ |
| Price in August 2026 | 27.6¢ | 18.2¢ |
| Average monthly bill, 12 months | $173 | $158 |
| Bill in August 2026 | $202 | $209 |
| Average monthly use | 643 kWh | 875 kWh |
| Price change, past year | +14% | +6.5% |
| Price change since 2019 | +34% | +39% |
Electricity price
Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Cents a kWh |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | 27.64¢ |
| July 2026 | 26.60¢ |
| June 2026 | 27.01¢ |
| May 2026 | 27.33¢ |
| April 2026 | 27.24¢ |
| March 2026 | 26.92¢ |
| February 2026 | 26.52¢ |
| January 2026 | 26.32¢ |
| December 2025 | 26.24¢ |
| November 2025 | 27.33¢ |
| October 2025 | 27.22¢ |
| September 2025 | 27.74¢ |
| August 2025 | 24.44¢ |
| July 2025 | 22.76¢ |
| June 2025 | 23.47¢ |
| May 2025 | 23.99¢ |
| April 2025 | 23.68¢ |
| March 2025 | 22.79¢ |
| February 2025 | 22.97¢ |
| January 2025 | 23.37¢ |
| December 2024 | 23.68¢ |
| November 2024 | 24.46¢ |
| October 2024 | 24.78¢ |
| September 2024 | 24.93¢ |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for New Hampshire, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Average monthly bill
What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.
Up to and including August 2026
| Month | Bill |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | $202 |
| July 2026 | $207 |
| June 2026 | $166 |
| May 2026 | $136 |
| April 2026 | $148 |
| March 2026 | $171 |
| February 2026 | $195 |
| January 2026 | $213 |
| December 2025 | $198 |
| November 2025 | $158 |
| October 2025 | $143 |
| September 2025 | $141 |
| August 2025 | $175 |
| July 2025 | $187 |
| June 2025 | $140 |
| May 2025 | $119 |
| April 2025 | $127 |
| March 2025 | $145 |
| February 2025 | $162 |
| January 2025 | $189 |
| December 2024 | $168 |
| November 2024 | $130 |
| October 2024 | $123 |
| September 2024 | $130 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for New Hampshire, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Natural gas price
Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.
Up to and including June 2026
| Month | Price a Mcf |
|---|---|
| June 2026 | $21.67 |
| May 2026 | $24.65 |
| April 2026 | $25.67 |
| March 2026 | $21.27 |
| February 2026 | $18.94 |
| January 2026 | $18.95 |
| December 2025 | $19.21 |
| November 2025 | $18.12 |
| October 2025 | $22.05 |
| September 2025 | $26.25 |
| August 2025 | $28.22 |
| July 2025 | $27.41 |
| June 2025 | $19.84 |
| May 2025 | $20.44 |
| April 2025 | $18.99 |
| March 2025 | $17.92 |
| February 2025 | $16.82 |
| January 2025 | $16.81 |
| December 2024 | $18.24 |
| November 2024 | $17.46 |
| October 2024 | $20.60 |
| September 2024 | $25.24 |
| August 2024 | $26.47 |
| July 2024 | $24.24 |
Monthly price, bill, use and natural gas price for New Hampshire, as a gzipped CSV.
Download CSV (gzip)Utilities in New Hampshire
Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 54% of homes in New Hampshire. Most of the rest buy power from a retail supplier or a town program, which EIA does not list by name.
| Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire)Investor-owned | 26.2¢ | +11% |
| New Hampshire Electric CooperativeCooperative | 26.9¢ | +14% |
| Unitil Energy SystemsInvestor-owned | 25.4¢ | +23% |
| Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric)Investor-owned | 25.5¢ | +15% |
Heating fuels in New Hampshire: heating oil, propane.