Community Power Coalition of NH Announces Increase in Portsmouth Community Power Rates, Effective August 1, 2025

The Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) has advised its member municipalities, including Portsmouth Community Power, that the electricity supply rates for the rate period August 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026 will increase, as are all electric rates from utilities across the state. Eversource, the default utility in Portsmouth, has announced an increase to 11.196 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). The new CPCNH Granite Basic default rate for residential and small commercial customers will increase to 13.419 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh), from the current 9.7 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) still in effect through July 31, 2025.

According to CPCNH, the Coalition is taking steps to strengthen the financial stability of its operations, and the new rates will help support that. 

For more details, read the CPCNH press release.

“The new higher rate means that the average Portsmouth Community Power residential customer will pay about $14.45 per month more than the Eversource rate,” said City Councilor John Tabor, chair of the City’s Energy Advisory Committee which monitors the Portsmouth Community Power program. “The good news is that since launch, Community Power has saved Portsmouth customers an average of $176 per household and Community Power remains committed to the long term goal of building reserves to help create community-directed green energy projects. Portsmouth Community Power gives residents and small businesses a choice when it comes to their energy supply. Selecting options with higher proportions of renewable sources mean the community is reducing our carbon footprint and saving towards future funding of our own green energy projects.” 

PCP customers can opt-up or opt-out of the program at will, with no penalty. Opt-up to rates supporting renewable sources for generating electric power or opt-out of the program and default to Eversource by visiting communitypowernh.gov or by calling 1-866-603-7697. For more information about the program, visit Portsmouth Community Power.