New Community Power rate change effective Aug. 1, 2025

posted on 7/9/2025

The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire set its electricity rates for the six-month rate period beginning Aug. 1, 2025.

Community Power’s default “Granite Basic” electricity supply rate for Dover’s residential and small commercial customers will be 13.419 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), effective Aug. 1, 2025, through Jan. 31, 2026. It’s a 3.719-cent, or 38.3%, per kWh increase above the current rate. Eversource rates are also increasing. The new rate for Eversource default electricity is 11.196 cents per kWh.

Based on usage of 650 kWh per month, the estimated cost for the Granite Basic plan is $87.22 per month for the electricity portion of the bill. The estimated cost for the Eversource default rate would be $72.77 per month for the electricity portion.

In the press release announcing the increase, CPCNH’s Board of Directors stated, “The electricity market is driven by factors such as the regional and global price of natural gas and other fossil fuels, availability of fuel and electricity supply, customer demand, and weather events. New England’s electricity market is heavily dependent on the price of natural gas, which is driven by global market trends and can react with volatility to geopolitical events around the world.”

Changing energy suppliers

Dover’s electricity customers are free to choose between Community Power, third-party options, or their utility provider, Eversource. The New Hampshire Department of Energy created a website to help customers shop for competitive energy power suppliers.

To opt in, out, or select a Community Power option with more renewable energy content, customers can:

• Use Community Power’s online portal, located at communitypowernh.gov
• Call 1-866-603-7697 (POWR) or email Info@CommunityPowerNH.gov

Please note that it may take one to two billing cycles to reflect the change. To complete the change, customers will need their Eversource account number.

About Community Power

Since launching in early 2023, Community Power has introduced more competition and product options to an increasing number of electric customers in New Hampshire. Customers can easily select different renewable energy options. The Granite Basic offers 25.2% of its energy from renewable sources. They also offer Granite Plus with 33%, Clean 50 with 50% and Clean 100 with 100% energy provided from renewable options.

The Community Power program is authorized under state law RSA 53:E. It allows municipalities and counties to aggregate retail electric customers to “access to competitive markets for supplies of electricity and related energy services” on a voluntary basis. The program is self-funded through revenues generated by participating customers and does not use taxpayer funds to cover program expenses.