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New Hampshire Electricity Prices

Average retail price by sector.

Residential
27.64¢ /kWh
▲ 13.0%vs. last year
Commercial
20.99¢ /kWh
▲ 3.1%vs. last year
Industrial
17.26¢ /kWh
▲ 1.8%vs. last year

Data current through August 2026 — the latest available from the U.S. EIA, which publishes monthly figures on a roughly two-month delay.

Average monthly bill

Full bill breakdown →
$173per month▲ 15.8% vs. the year before

26.96¢/kWh × 642 kWh a month. Residential revenue divided by residential customers, averaged over the 12 months to August 2026 — the 10th highest among the 50 states and DC.

Compared with the U.S. and neighboring states

Average monthly residential electricity bill, in US dollars
New Hampshire
$173
U.S. average
$158
Massachusetts
$184
Maine
$156
Vermont
$141

New Hampshire is $15 a month above (+9.4%) the U.S. average of $158. Average monthly bill, September 2025 – August 2026.

How New Hampshire makes its electricity

Fuel mix & trend since 2001 →Power plants →
Renewable
12.9%
Carbon-free
65.6%
Largest source
Nuclear 53%
New Hampshire electricity generation by source, September 2025 – August 2026
SourceShareGeneration
Natural gas32.4%6,074 GWh
Coal0.0%0 GWh
Nuclear52.7%9,882 GWh
Wind2.5%475 GWh
Solar0.0%0 GWh
Hydro5.7%1,066 GWh
Other6.6%1,241 GWh

18.7 TWh of net generation over the 12 months to August 2026. Generation, not consumption — power crosses state lines.

New Hampshire electricity prices in context

New Hampshire's residential electricity rate in August 2026 was 27.64¢/kWh, the eighth most expensive among the 50 states and DC. This was 9.48¢/kWh above the US average of 18.16¢/kWh, representing a premium of 52.2%. Among its neighbors, only Maine at 32.11¢/kWh and Massachusetts at 30.48¢/kWh were higher; Vermont's rate of 23.84¢/kWh was notably lower. Commercial and industrial rates stood at 20.99¢/kWh and 17.26¢/kWh respectively.

Over the past five years since August 2021, the residential rate rose 41.2% from 19.58¢/kWh. The longer trend is steeper still: since August 2006, the rate has doubled, climbing 100.4% from 13.79¢/kWh. Comparing against the full span of available records, the increase since January 2001 was 104.4% from 13.52¢/kWh. The state's record high came in September 2022 at 32.26¢/kWh, while the lowest rate on record was 11.26¢/kWh in September 2001. The current rate stands between these extremes.

A typical New Hampshire household faced a monthly bill of $173 on usage of 642 kWh in August 2026. The national average bill was $158 despite significantly higher consumption of 876 kWh per month, reflecting New Hampshire's substantially higher rate. Though the state's bill exceeded the national figure, its residential consumption was well below average, making it a case where a high rate was partially offset by modest usage.

Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.

12-month trend

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
15¢20¢25¢30¢Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26May '26Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Price history since 2001

ResidentialCommercialIndustrial
0¢10¢20¢30¢40¢Jan '01Jun '07Nov '13Mar '20Aug '26ResidentialCommercialIndustrial

Average retail price in all three sectors, every month since January 2001.

Residential

Jan '01
13.52¢
Now
27.64¢
Change
▲ 104.4%
Range
11.26–32.26¢

Recent months

MonthResidentialCommercialIndustrial
August 202627.6420.9917.26
July 202626.6020.6318.17
June 202627.0121.2217.48
May 202627.3320.6017.03
April 202627.2420.5417.15
March 202626.9222.0217.67
February 202626.5222.9219.72
January 202626.3222.1920.41
December 202526.2821.1918.60
November 202527.3720.3916.86
October 202527.2720.2716.12
September 202527.8220.6915.96

Prices in ¢/kWh.

Frequently asked questions

›How much does electricity cost in New Hampshire?
Residential electricity in New Hampshire costs 27.64¢ per kilowatt-hour as of August 2026, the 8th highest rate among the 50 states and DC. Commercial customers pay 20.99¢ and industrial customers 17.26¢ per kilowatt-hour.
›Why is electricity expensive in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire's residential rate of 27.64¢/kWh is +52.9% versus the U.S. average of 18.07¢/kWh. What a household actually pays also depends on how much it uses: the typical New Hampshire home consumes 642 kWh a month against a national average of 876 kWh, which is why its average bill comes to $173.
›Have electricity prices in New Hampshire gone up?
Residential electricity in New Hampshire has risen 104.4% since 2001, reaching 27.64¢/kWh in August 2026. Over the last year alone the change was +13.0%.
›Is electricity cheaper in states neighboring New Hampshire?
Of the states bordering New Hampshire, Vermont has the lowest average monthly bill at $141 and Massachusetts the highest at $184. New Hampshire averages $173 a month, against a U.S. average of $158.