Community Power NH rates exceed Eversource. Leaders see bright side.

By: Jeff McMenemy

Outlets: Portsmouth Herald

Published: January 15, 2026

Words: 1,138

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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PORTSMOUTH — The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire — which includes Portsmouth Community Power and multiple other Seacoast municipalities — announced its electricity supply rates for the upcoming period will rise again.

The new CPCNH Granite Basic default rate for residential and small commercial customers will increase to 14.663 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), beginning on Feb. 1, up from the current 13.419 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), according to the coalition and multiple …

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