Power Bill Facts

New Hampshire electricity prices, December 2022

The month beside the same month one year before and beside the US.

Month
December 2022, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
2nd from the highest

The average residential price in New Hampshire was 30.88 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in December 2022. Final

In December 2021, the price was 21.02 cents per kWh. The December 2022 price was 9.86 cents per kWh higher than the December 2021 price.

The US average was 14.94 cents per kWh in December 2022. In December 2022, New Hampshire had the 2nd highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $201.79, for 653 kWh. A bill for one month changes with the season.

EIA marks this month as final. EIA adjusted the months of this year to the final Form EIA-861 data.

Average price of electricity to ultimate consumers represents the cost per unit of electricity sold and is calculated by dividing electric revenue from ultimate consumers by the corresponding sales of electricity.

The average price of electricity to ultimate consumers reported in this publication by sector represents a weighted average of consumer revenue and sales, and does not equal the per kWh rate charged by the electric power industry participant to the individual consumers.

EIA's words. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Technical notes, section "Form EIA-861" (March 2024). "This publication" is the Electric Power Monthly.

In plain words: the average price is revenue divided by sales. It is not the rate on a rate schedule. The figures on this page are EIA's own state averages. Monthly data through .

Average price by sector

Cents per kWh

New Hampshire: average price by sector, December 2022
SectorDec 2022 cents per kWhDec 2021 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Dec 2022 cents per kWh
Residential30.8821.02+46.9%14.94
Commercial21.5916.66+29.6%12.28
Industrial17.4114.43+20.7%8.50
All sectors25.1318.38+36.7%12.40

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

New Hampshire: sales, customers and the residential bill, December 2022
FigureDec 2022Dec 2021Change percent
Residential sales420.3 GWh450.5 GWh-6.7%
Sales, all sectors919.5 GWh941.2 GWh-2.3%
Residential customers643,265639,583+0.6%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$201.79$148.05+36.3%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)653704-7.2%
US residential price (cents per kWh)14.9413.72+8.9%

The 25 months to December 2022

Form EIA-861M

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New Hampshire, residentialUS, residential

Cents per kWh, Form EIA-861M.

Where the figures come from

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook (state by sector and month). EIA status of this month: final. The series runs through July 2026. The average price is revenue divided by sales. The average bill is residential revenue divided by residential customers. The annual figures of each utility are on the New Hampshire page.

Questions about December 2022 in New Hampshire

What did businesses pay for electricity in New Hampshire in December 2022?
The average commercial price was 21.59 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 17.41 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 25.13 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in New Hampshire buy in December 2022?
Residential customers bought 420.3 GWh of electricity in December 2022. One GWh is 1,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 6.7% lower than the quantity in December 2021.
How many residential customers did New Hampshire have in December 2022?
New Hampshire had 643,265 residential customers in December 2022. The number was 0.6% higher than the number in December 2021. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.