N.H. Default Service Rate To Increase 35%

The New Hampshire PUC approved default service electric rates at Unitil for the six-month period beginning December 1, 2015.

For residential customers, the fixed default service rate including the RPS adder will be 9.409¢/kWh, a 35% increase versus the current 6.921¢/kWh

The small commercial fixed rate will increase about 30% to 9.131¢/kWh, from the current 6.993¢/kWh

Unitil's approved New Hampshire default service rates are as follows:

Unitil NH Default Service Rates
   $/kWh


Residential 

Fixed Rate: 
Dec-May      $0.09409

Monthly Rate Option
Dec 2015     $0.09129
Jan 2016     $0.11782
Feb 2016     $0.11650
Mar 2016     $0.09236
Apr 2016     $0.07184
May 2016     $0.06079



Small Commercial and Outdoor Lighting
G2 and OL

Dec-May      $0.09131

Monthly Rate Option
Dec 2015     $0.09139
Jan 2016     $0.11673
Feb 2016     $0.11487
Mar 2016     $0.09096
Apr 2016     $0.07026
May 2016     $0.05936

Large customer (G1) default service rates are based on ISO-NE market pricing

Exelon Generation Company, LLC was selected as the default service supplier for residential and G1 large C&I customers for the six-month period beginning December 1, 2015. NextEra Energy Power Marketing, LLC was selected as the default service supplier for the small commercial and outdoor lighting (Non-G1) customer group for the six-month period beginning December 1, 2015