Default Service Rate Decreasing At New Hampshire Utility

Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electric) has filed with the New Hampshire PUC proposed new energy service(default service) rates for the six-month period beginning February 1, 2020

All rates in this story are total, all-in rates reflecting the RPS adder, the Energy Service Reconciliation Adjustment Factor, and the Energy Service Cost Reclassification Adjustment Factor

For the Small Customer Group, the total energy service rate for the period of February 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020 is 7.127 cents per kWh, or about 7.5% lower than the current rate of 7.710 cents per kWh

The Small Customer Group includes customers taking service under Domestic Service Rate D; Domestic Service - Optional Peak Load Pricing Rate D-10; Outdoor Lighting Service Rate M; Limited Total Electrical Living Rate T; General Service Rate G-3; and Limited Commercial Space Heating Rate V

For the Large Customer Group, the new all-in energy service rates are:

Large Customer Group, $/kWh
February 2020    $0.09749
March 2020       $0.07777
April 2020       $0.06715
May 2020         $0.05868
June 2020        $0.05246
July 2020        $0.05790

The Large Customer Group includes customers taking service under General Long-Hour Service Rate G-2 and General Service Time-Of-Use Rate G-1

All rates remain subject to PUC approval

In an RFP, NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC was the winning bidder to provide energy service to the Small Customer Group for the six-month period February 1, 2020, through July 31, 2020.

In an RFP, Calpine Energy Services, LP was the winning bidder to provide Energy Service to the Large Customer Group for the six-month period February 1, 2020, through July 31, 2020.