New Rate Period Reflects Higher Market Prices

The new rate period for NH Public Utilities began on February 1 and runs to July 31, 2025, changing the rates for electricity charged by Eversource and Durham Community Power through CPCNH.  Due to increased market prices and the expectation of prolonged cold weather, CPCNH has increased their price which is now above what Eversource has set. A summary of the previous rates and the new rates are shown in the table below:

Rate Plan Comparisons

Supplier

Plan Name

Clean Energy*

Previous price 

Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

New Price

Feb -- July 2025

% Savings vs. Eversource

Eversource

Utility supply

25.2 %

10.458

8.929

0

CPCNH

Granite Basic (default option starting 2/1/25)

25.2 %

8.6

9.7

(9%)

CPCNH

Granite Plus

33 %

9.3

10.4

 

CPCNH

Clean 50

50 %

10.0

11.1

 

CPCNH

Clean 100

100 %

12.0

13.1

 

* Minimum content compliant with RSA 362-F – Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). ​Total renewable content includes the NH RPS, set to increase to 25.2% in 2025, prior to NH Dept. of Energy reductions.

The Durham Town Council has selected Granite Basic as the default electricity supply rate for Durham Community Power customers for the rate period starting February 1st. This means that customers who do not actively select another electricity supply option, either through Durham Community Power or through another provider, will receive Granite Basic as their electricity supply rate. This change from Granite Plus during the previous rate period reflects the agreement with the Town Council that the default rate plan should not exceed the Eversource rate, if possible.

How will this affect individual residents? 

  1. If you were on Eversource default before Durham Community Power began in February 2024, and have taken no action to modify your power plan or power supplier, you will always be migrated to whatever is the Durham Community Power default plan for each rate period, which is now Granite Basic. 
  2. If you were using a competitive power supplier and took no action, you would remain on their contract and would continue to do so until the contract expires or you make a change to CPCNH.
  3. If you were on a Net Metering arrangement with a solar array (or another renewable generator), you would remain on that arrangement and not be migrated to CPCNH during this or future rate periods unless you make that choice. (See FAQs for Net Metering and Community Power.)
  4. If you “opted-up” to either the Granite Plus, Clean 50, or Clean 100 plans, you will always remain on those plans unless you make a different choice on the CPCNH web site.
  5. If you are not sure what energy plan you are currently enrolled in, here's how to check.

If you want at any time to change your power plan, you have 3 easy options -- just find your Eversource or NH Electric Coop account #, and either:  

  1. Go to the Durham Community Power web page at www.communitypowernh.gov/durham, or
  2. Send an email with your info to info@CommunityPowerNH.gov, or
  3. Call the CPCNH Customer Center at 1-866-603-7697 (POWR)

When you select a different power plan like this, it will remain fixed as your plan going forward until you change it, it will not change even if Durham's default plan should change.  Changes are always free of charge, and will be active after the next meter reading.