NewInsight: Investor-owned utilities charge 23% more for power

Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire) electricity rates

What homes pay Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 251,887 homes in New Hampshire. EIA lists it as Public Service Co of NH.

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Average price
26.2¢ a kWh
Up 11% on a year ago
Average bill
$162 a month
Up 12% on a year ago
Average use
620 kWh
A month. New Hampshire 643 kWh
Price rank in New Hampshire
2 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire) homes paid 26.2¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across New Hampshire.

Many homes in New Hampshire buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire)'s own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire) vs New Hampshire

Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire)New Hampshire
Average price, 12 months to August 202626.2¢26.9¢
Price in August 202627.2¢27.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$162$173
Bill in August 2026$188$202
Average monthly use620 kWh643 kWh
Price change, past year+11%+14%
Price change since 2019+32%+34%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026