The average electric bill in New Hampshire
New Hampshire households paid $156.94 a month for electricity in 2025, at 24.53¢ per kilowatt-hour for 640 kWh a month. That is 7% above the national median, and ranks #17 of 51 states, most expensive first.
- Monthly bill
- $156.94
- US median $147.18
- Price
- 24.53¢
- per kWh · US 15.39¢
- Usage
- 640
- kWh per month
- Households
- 658,104
- residential accounts
What each New Hampshire utility charges, most expensive first
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc charges 24.70¢ per kWh and Unitil Energy Systems charges 21.72¢ — 1.1× apart inside one state. You do not usually get to choose between them; your address does.
| # | Utility | Price | Typical bill | vs US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire Elec Coop IncCooperative · 70,173 homes | 24.70¢per kWh | $150.58610 kWh/mo | 1.78× dearer |
| 2 | Public Service Co of NHInvestor Owned · 263,458 homes | 24.17¢per kWh | $149.82620 kWh/mo | 1.75× dearer |
| 3 | Liberty Utilities (Granite State ElectriInvestor Owned · 23,432 homes | 22.59¢per kWh | $160.06709 kWh/mo | 1.63× dearer |
| 4 | Unitil Energy SystemsInvestor Owned · 24,452 homes | 21.72¢per kWh | $130.56601 kWh/mo | 1.57× dearer |
Price is residential revenue divided by residential kilowatt-hours sold, for bundled service only. Typical bill is that utility’s residential revenue spread over its residential accounts and twelve months, not a quoted tariff. The median priced utility charges 13.84¢ per kWh.
Other states
- Hawaii$207.89
- Connecticut$206.46
- Maryland$184.42
- Alabama$184.31
- Massachusetts$181.08
- Texas$170.95
- Florida$167.86
- Mississippi$166.05
- Rhode Island$165.62
- West Virginia$165.13
- Virginia$163.05
- Pennsylvania$161.90
- South Carolina$161.21
- Georgia$158.70
- Delaware$157.80
- Arizona$157.15
- Tennessee$156.03
- New York$154.75
- California$154.73
- Louisiana$153.32
- New Jersey$150.59
- Indiana$149.72
- Ohio$147.74
- Maine$147.67