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New Hampshire Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay New Hampshire Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 70,649 homes in New Hampshire. EIA lists it as New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc.

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Average price
26.9¢ a kWh
Up 14% on a year ago
Average bill
$165 a month
Up 16% on a year ago
Average use
614 kWh
A month. New Hampshire 643 kWh
Price rank in New Hampshire
1 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative homes paid 26.9¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across New Hampshire.

Many homes in New Hampshire buy power from a retail supplier. These figures cover New Hampshire Electric Cooperative's own customers, who buy delivery and power from it.

New Hampshire Electric Cooperative vs New Hampshire

New Hampshire Electric CooperativeNew Hampshire
Average price, 12 months to August 202626.9¢26.9¢
Price in August 202629.1¢27.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$165$173
Bill in August 2026$193$202
Average monthly use614 kWh643 kWh
Price change, past year+14%+14%
Price change since 2019+29%+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