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

Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) electricity rates

What homes pay Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 12,144 homes in New Hampshire. EIA lists it as Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp.

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Average price
25.5¢ a kWh
Up 15% on a year ago
Average bill
$167 a month
Up 9.4% on a year ago
Average use
656 kWh
A month. New Hampshire 643 kWh
Price rank in New Hampshire
3 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) homes paid 25.5¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across New Hampshire.

Many homes in New Hampshire buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric)'s own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) vs New Hampshire

Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric)New Hampshire
Average price, 12 months to August 202625.5¢26.9¢
Price in August 202626.4¢27.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$167$173
Bill in August 2026$154$202
Average monthly use656 kWh643 kWh
Price change, past year+15%+14%
Price change since 2019+42%+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