New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc
Cooperative electric utility · New Hampshire · #259 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #13441
New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc is a cooperative electric utility serving 79,113 customers in New Hampshire. In 2025 it sold 668 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $162.09M in revenue, an average realized rate of 24.25¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 24.70¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 9 counties. EIA records its activities as: buying transmission, distribution, wholesale marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 70,173 | 513 | $126.80M | 24.70¢ | |
| Commercial | 8,930 | 137 | $31.81M | 23.18¢ | |
| Industrial | 10 | 17.6 | $3.48M | 19.77¢ | |
| Total | 79,113 | 668 | $162.09M | 24.25¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (610 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 81,114 | 680 | $133.76M | 20.23¢ |
| 2022 | 81,845 | 692 | $173.06M | 25.62¢ |
| 2023 | 82,289 | 657 | $170.96M | 26.61¢ |
| 2024 | 81,944 | 650 | $151.72M | 23.83¢ |
| 2025 | 79,113 | 668 | $162.09M | 24.70¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 874 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 4.05 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 216 minutes
As reported for New Hampshire under the Other standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 706 GWh
Winter peak demand: 186 MW
Energy losses: 5.1% of energy handled
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 100.0% of 89,633 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 2,243 installations, 24.3 MW of capacity
This utility also reported 6,315 delivery-only customers (192 GWh delivered) in 2025. Delivery figures are excluded from the totals above because the same electricity is also reported by the energy supplier - see Methodology.
Counties served
Belknap, NHCarroll, NHCheshire, NHCoos, NHGrafton, NHMerrimack, NHRockingham, NHStrafford, NHSullivan, NH
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- North American Power and Gas, LLC - 31,395 customers, residential 15.84¢
- Unitil Energy Systems - 28,173 customers, residential 21.72¢
- Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri - 26,588 customers, residential 22.59¢
- Electricity NH, LLC - 14,183 customers, residential 14.84¢
- Town of Wolfeboro - (NH) - 6,031 customers, residential —
- Town of Littleton - (NH) - 4,064 customers, residential —
All New Hampshire utilities and rates
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #13441 in the EIA frame.