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

New Hampshire

Unitil Energy Systems electricity rates

What homes pay Unitil Energy Systems for electricity, from EIA.

Investor-owned utility, 24,489 homes in New Hampshire. EIA lists it as Unitil Energy Systems.

Headlines

Average price
25.4¢ a kWh
Up 23% on a year ago
Average bill
$158 a month
Up 24% on a year ago
Average use
620 kWh
A month. New Hampshire 643 kWh
Price rank in New Hampshire
4 of 4
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Unitil Energy Systems homes paid 25.4¢ a kWh, against 26.9¢ across New Hampshire.

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

Unitil Energy Systems vs New Hampshire

Unitil Energy SystemsNew Hampshire
Average price, 12 months to August 202625.4¢26.9¢
Price in August 202627.3¢27.6¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$158$173
Bill in August 2026$187$202
Average monthly use620 kWh643 kWh
Price change, past year+23%+14%
Price change since 2019+36%+34%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.