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Setting up utilities in New Hampshire

In most of New Hampshire, you choose who sells your electricity. Here’s how that works, what New Hampshire homes pay, and the cities we cover.

$173

New Hampshire average home bill, per month

27.0¢

New Hampshire average price per kilowatt-hour (kWh)

How utilities work in New Hampshire

Electric and gas service depends on your address. In some states, you can choose a supplier. Water, sewer and trash providers vary by location.

Who regulates it

The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission regulates the state’s investor-owned electric companies.

puc.nh.gov (opens puc.nh.gov in a new tab)

Electric

You choose

You can keep buying your energy supply from your electric utility, or choose a competitive energy supplier. Either way, your utility still delivers the electricity, and a comparison of suppliers’ products and prices is available.

energy.nh.gov (opens energy.nh.gov in a new tab)

Gas

Your gas company is set by your address.

Water and trash

Water, sewer and trash may come from a local government, a utility district or another provider. Each city page below says who to call.

Main electric companies in New Hampshire

Where you can choose, these companies deliver the power and handle outages.

New Hampshire cities we cover

Each page lists every utility in that city and how to start it.

More New Hampshire cities are on the way. Search your city or zip to see your electric company now.

Sources: New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission, energy.nh.gov, EIA.

Public Grid isn’t affiliated with these companies.

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