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Opt-Up for Climate Impact !
Opting Up to Greener Power Can Maximum Your Climate Impact !
Once you are part of Durham Community Power, you can Opt Up to a higher renewable rate class and do something really significant about global warming. The CO2 emitted by the burning of fossil fuels to make your electricity has a huge environmental impact.
Durham Community Power will automatically place you into the Granite Plus rate with 33% renewable energy. You can easily “Opt Up” to a greener rate option with more electricity generated by solar, wind and hydro and reduce or even eliminate those emissions.
What environmental impact will Opting Up Have? Huge! Perhaps a specific example will help:
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How much more will it cost me to Opt Up? Surprisingly little!
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From now through January 2025 both the Granite Plus and Clean 50 plans save money compared to the current Eversource rate. Consider what you can afford, and encourage your friends to Opt Up too! You can always opt back down at any time for no charge.
The chart below compares the rates for Durham Community Power options with the current Eversource Utilities rate of 14.74 cents per kWh. (Rates are for Energy Supply Only)
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Durham Community Power Options |
Charge in cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) |
Cost above Granite Basic in cents per kWh |
Savings over Eversource in cents per kWh |
Percent Savings over Eversource |
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Eversource 23.4% Renewable |
10.458 |
1.86 |
0 |
0% |
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Granite Basic 23.4% Renewable |
8.6 |
0 |
1.86 |
17.7% |
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Granite Plus** 33% Renewable |
9.3 |
0.7 |
1.16 |
11.1% |
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Clean 50 50% Renewable |
10.0 |
1.4 |
0.46 |
4.4% |
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Clean 100 100% Renewable |
12.0 |
3.4 |
(1.42) |
(13%) |
**Durham default plan
Take action to Opt Up
If you do nothing you will automatically remain in Granite Plus plan for Durham. To Opt up, remember to go to the website CommunityPowerNH.gov/Durham or call
1-603-866-POWR and choose Clean 50 or Clean 100.
How much will it actually cost me? and how much CO2 will I save?
To calculate what you will pay (and save) in a year you would first estimate your average monthly usage from your electric bill, say about 700 kWh per month on an “average” bill in NH. Multiply it times 12 to get your annual kWh use. Or call Eversource at 800-662-7764 for a precise amount.
Multiply your annual usage times each rate option (changed from cents into dollars) to get your dollars per year, and times the savings for each option (changed to dollars) to get your savings per year. Note that the rates will change every 6 months, and you can revise your plan selection up or down at any time.
The generation of NH electricity with the legally required minimum of 23.4% renewable electricity (Granite Basic) produces 0.896 pounds of CO2 per kWh, but Clean 100 only generates 0.156 pounds per kWh. To calculate the tons of CO2 you save each year by moving to Clean 100, multiply (your annual kWh usage) x (0.896 - 0.156) / 2000. Congratulations !
How do I Opt Up?
Simply find your Eversource or NHEC account # and call 1-603-866-POWR , or go to https://www.communitypowernh.gov/durham . Click “Durham Community Power” then click “Electricity Choices”. You will need your Eversource account number (from your bill) and your zip code to choose a power option with a higher % of renewables than you were automatically entered into. This is what the web page will look like:
*Est Avg household usage of 700 kWh/month
