New Hampshire Default Service Rate To Fall 34%

Unitil Energy Systems, Inc. has filed with the New Hampshire PUC new electric default service rates for the period beginning June 1, 2019.

Unitil's residential fixed default service rate, including the RPS adder, will be 7.714 cents per kWh for the six-month period beginning June 1, 2019. That's 34% lower than the current rate of 11.689 cents per kWh.

Unitil's residential default service rate under the monthly variable option will be as follows (all rates include RPS adder):

Residential, $/kWh
Jun-19     $0.07959
Jul-19     $0.08379
Aug-19     $0.06921
Sept-19    $0.07362
Oct-19     $0.07361
Nov-19     $0.08509

For small commercial customers (G2 and OL Class), Unitil's residential fixed default service rate, including the RPS adder, will be 6.872 cents per kWh for the six-month period beginning June 1, 2019. That's 35% lower than the current rate of 10.598 cents per kWh.

Unitil's small commercial default service rate under the monthly variable option will be as follows (all rates include RPS adder):

Small Commercial, $/kWh
Jun-19     $0.06766
Jul-19     $0.07982
Aug-19     $0.06700
Sept-19    $0.06851
Oct-19     $0.05152
Nov-19     $0.07906

The winner of the six-month small customer (Non-G1) default service requirement was Exelon Generation Company, LLC

The winner of the six-month medium customer (Non-G1) default service requirement was Nextera Energy Marketing, LLC

UES awarded the six-month large customer (G1) default service requirement to Dynegy Marketing and Trade, LLC.