New Hampshire electricity rates (August 2026)

Average residential and commercial electricity prices in New Hampshire from EIA's monthly utility survey, with the trend, the largest utilities and what power costs a typical homeowner.

Residential rate

27.64¢

▲ 13.1% vs a year agoper kWh, August 2026; ranks 8 of 51 (1 = highest)

Commercial rate

20.99¢

per kWh, August 2026

Average home bill

$173

per month over the last 12 months, about 643 kWh

U.S. residential average

18.16¢

New Hampshire is 52% above the U.S. average.

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New Hampshire vs U.S. residential rate

Cents per kWh by month, last 36 months.

Last 12 months in New Hampshire

Month	Residential	Commercial	U.S. residential	Avg kWh	Avg bill
August 2026	27.64¢	20.99¢	18.16¢	730	$202
July 2026	26.60¢	20.63¢	18.31¢	778	$207
June 2026	27.01¢	21.22¢	18.34¢	614	$166
May 2026	27.33¢	20.60¢	18.44¢	498	$136
April 2026	27.24¢	20.54¢	18.86¢	545	$148
March 2026	26.92¢	21.97¢	18.60¢	634	$171
February 2026	26.52¢	22.97¢	17.65¢	736	$195
January 2026	26.32¢	22.27¢	17.45¢	811	$213
December 2025	26.24¢	21.09¢	17.11¢	755	$198
November 2025	27.33¢	20.50¢	17.77¢	578	$158
October 2025	27.22¢	19.88¢	17.95¢	527	$143
September 2025	27.74¢	20.65¢	18.05¢	509	$141

Largest utilities in New Hampshire

Residential rates for the biggest utilities in New Hampshire that report monthly to EIA, ordered by number of homes served, for August 2026.

Utility	Type	Rate	Avg kWh	Avg bill	Homes
Public Service Co of NH	Investor Owned	27.24¢	689	$188	251,887
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc	Cooperative	29.07¢	664	$193	70,649
Unitil Energy Systems	Investor Owned	27.30¢	686	$187	24,489
Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) Corp	Investor Owned	26.40¢	583	$154	12,144

What electricity adds to owning a home in New Hampshire

A typical New Hampshire home is valued at $510,937 (Zillow). With 10% down at this week's 7.24% 30-year rate, principal and interest come to about $3,134 a month. The average electric bill of $173 adds about 6% on top of that, or $2,079 a year. See New Hampshire property tax and closing costs or run the monthly payment.

Bills follow the seasons: in New Hampshire the highest-use month of the last year averaged 811 kWh per home and the lowest 498 kWh. Budget for the expensive months, not the average.

Common questions

What is the average electricity rate in New Hampshire?

Homes in New Hampshire paid an average of 27.64 cents per kWh in August 2026, 52% above the U.S. average of 18.16 cents (EIA Form 861M).

How much is the average electric bill in New Hampshire?

Over the last 12 months the average New Hampshire home used about 643 kWh a month and paid about $173 a month.

Have New Hampshire electricity rates gone up?

The residential rate is 13.1% higher than in August 2025, when it was 24.44 cents per kWh.

What do businesses pay for electricity in New Hampshire?

Commercial customers in New Hampshire paid 20.99 cents per kWh in August 2026.

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Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Form EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue (state and utility data, latest month August 2026; EIA marks recent months preliminary and may revise them); ZIP-to-utility map: OpenEI, U.S. Electric Utility Companies and Rates: Look-up by Zip Code (2024), CC BY 4.0. Rates are average revenue per kWh (total bill divided by kWh sold), so they include fixed and delivery charges. EIA posts each month about eight weeks after it ends; this page checks for new data every morning.