Average Electric Bill in New Hampshire
Residential · 12-month average, June 2025 – May 2026.
That works out to about $2,006 a year. Among the 50 states and DC, New Hampshire has the 11th highest average residential bill.
What makes up the bill
Price × usage = bill, exactly: 26.00¢/kWh × 643 kWh ≈ $167. A state can land high on either factor — New Hampshire pays well above the national rate but uses less power than average.
Compared with nearby states
| New Hampshire | $167 | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. average | $155 | |
| Massachusetts | $183 | |
| Maine | $155 | |
| Vermont | $140 |
New Hampshire is $12 a month above (+7.5%) the U.S. average of $155. Neighboring states share fuel mixes, weather, and often a grid operator, which makes them a closer benchmark than the national average.
Trend since 2008
Each point is a trailing 12-month average, which strips out the summer/winter swing and leaves the underlying trend. Bills start in January 2008 because that is when EIA began reporting customer counts.
Seasonal swing
- Highest month
- $213
- January 2026
- Lowest month
- $136
- May 2026
- Swing
- $77
- peak minus low
- Latest month
- $136
- May 2026
Actual bills are far from flat: New Hampshire peaks in January 2026 and bottoms out in May 2026. The headline figure above is the average across all twelve months.
New Hampshire electricity bills in context
New Hampshire's average monthly residential electricity bill from June 2025 to May 2026 is $167, placing it 11th highest among the 50 states and DC. This bill runs $12 above the national average of $155, a difference of 7.5%. The state's electricity price of 26.00¢/kWh exceeds the national rate of 17.84¢/kWh by 8.16¢/kWh, pushing the bill higher. However, New Hampshire homes use 643 kilowatt-hours per month on average, which is 228 kWh less than the national average of 871 kWh. The lower consumption pulls the bill down, but not enough to offset the premium price.
Over the past year, the bill has risen sharply. Since June 2025, it increased from $148 to $167, a jump of 12.7%. Over the longer run, the trajectory has been even steeper. Since May 2021, five years back, the bill has climbed 38.2% from $121. Stretching back to records' beginning in December 2008, the bill has grown 72.9% from $97.
Seasonal swings are substantial. January 2026 saw the highest monthly bill at $213, while May 2026 brought the lowest at $136, a span of $77. The twelve-month average of $167 sits between these peaks. Among neighbouring states, Massachusetts's average bill of $183 runs higher, Maine's $155 matches the national figure, and Vermont's $140 undercuts New Hampshire.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through May 2026.
Frequently asked questions
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How this is calculated
EIA’s retail-sales dataset reports, for every state and month, total residential revenue and the number of residential customers served. The average monthly bill is simply the first divided by the second — total spending across all households, spread evenly over all accounts.
bill = revenue ÷ customers · averaged over 12 months (June 2025 – May 2026)
Two caveats worth knowing. It is an average, so it blends apartments with large houses — a typical household in New Hampshire may pay well above or below $167. And it counts what was actually billed for electricity, including fixed service charges, so it is not the same as multiplying your own usage by the advertised rate.
Looking for the rate rather than the bill? See New Hampshire electricity prices by sector.