NH Public Utilities Commission

The company’s in the process of having its rates reevaluated, but they’re also proposing a temporary increase that would add about $100 per year for average customers.

Results of the survey will be used to guide future education and outreach efforts, and it will focus on key demographic groups, including low, moderate, and higher-income residential customers, small businesses, municipalities, and nonprofits.

The utility companies say the new plan, based on legislation from 2022, will save customers $675 million.

Community power allows municipalities to buy electricity for their residents instead of traditional utility companies.

A proposed House bill would dissolve the current process and move responsibilities to the Public Utilities Commission.

The state’s consumer advocate says the report compromises commissioners’ ability to make decisions about New Hampshire’s energy efficiency programs going forward.

The state’s largest electric utility says the small decrease is not a sign energy markets are improving.

The state’s largest utility company warned state regulators earlier this month that their usual bi-annual auction could pose new challenges.

The Public Utilities Commission has opened several new investigations to gather information to shape policy. The move is also meant to address concerns that the body is not collaborative. But its investigations are facing pushback from advocates, the utilities, and even the Department of Energy.

As electricity rates skyrocket in New Hampshire, the Public Utilities Commission is investigating whether there’s a cheaper way for utilities to purchase energy.