City electricity accounts, amending tax credits on Council Jan. 28 agenda

posted on 1/26/2026

The City Council will consider changing its electricity supplier for accounts that use a significant amount of electricity to lower energy costs at its meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

The City of Dover is a founding member of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, and has been purchasing its power through Dover Community Power after it became available to Dover residents and businesses in 2023.

When Dover Community Power was launched, customers with Eversource's default electricity supply service were automatically enrolled in Dover Community Power's Granite Basic unless they opted out. Community Power provides different tiers of renewable content, up to 100% renewable.

Electricity customers have the option of switching their electricity supplier to and from Dover Community Power, or changing their renewable content. They can also change to and from Eversource's default service and third-party suppliers.

According to the resolution’s background materials, the city may save more than $100,000 by changing its supplier to Eversource for the rate period of Feb. 1 to July 31, for the accounts that consume a lot of electricity, such as sewer pump stations and the ice arena.

An update of Community Power will be one of the topics of the City Council’s workshop before the 7 p.m. meeting. The other topic is energy savings performance contracting, which looks at ways to improve energy efficiency at municipal buildings that produce long-term savings.

The City Council will also consider a resolution to amend the property tax credit for military service-connected total and permanent disability to $4,750. The credit is currently set at $4,000.

The City Council will also consider resolutions that:

• Authorize the purchase of a fire tower ladder truck and ambulance.
• Approve the renew agreement and update for Municipal Alliance for Adaptive Management, the collaboration of Great Bay communities and stakeholders that are working to improve water quality and reduce nitrogen in the Great Bay Esutary.
• Approve the parking license agreement for Airey Row on Central Avenue LLC (former location of Harvey’s Bakery) to use some spaces in the municipal parking garage.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and the workshop starts at 6 p.m. Both are held in City Hall’s Council Chambers and televised on DoverTV and online.