Power Bill Facts

New Hampshire electricity prices, March 2023

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

Month
March 2023, final
File
Form EIA-861M
Price among 51
5th from the highest

The average residential price in New Hampshire was 30.25 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in March 2023. Final

In March 2022, the price was 22.94 cents per kWh. The March 2023 price was 7.31 cents per kWh higher than the March 2022 price.

The US average was 16.04 cents per kWh in March 2023. In March 2023, New Hampshire had the 5th highest average residential price among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

The average bill of a residential customer for the month was $185.61, for 614 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, March 2023
SectorMar 2023 cents per kWhMar 2022 cents per kWhChange percentUS, Mar 2023 cents per kWh
Residential30.2522.94+31.9%16.04
Commercial22.3017.91+24.5%12.36
Industrial16.4314.94+10.0%7.80
All sectors24.8419.66+26.3%12.46

Sales, customers and bill

Residential, unless the row says all sectors

New Hampshire: sales, customers and the residential bill, March 2023
FigureMar 2023Mar 2022Change percent
Residential sales395.9 GWh403.5 GWh-1.9%
Sales, all sectors883 GWh894.1 GWh-1.3%
Residential customers645,174641,334+0.6%
Average residential bill (dollars in the month)$185.61$144.36+28.6%
Average residential use (kWh in the month)614629-2.4%
US residential price (cents per kWh)16.0414.41+11.3%

The 25 months to March 2023

Form EIA-861M

cents per kWh010203040Mar 2021Jul 2021Nov 2021Mar 2022Jul 2022Nov 2022Mar 2023cents per kWh010203040Mar 2021Oct 2021May 2022Mar 2023

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 March 2023 in New Hampshire

What did businesses pay for electricity in New Hampshire in March 2023?
The average commercial price was 22.30 cents per kWh. The average industrial price was 16.43 cents per kWh. The average for all sectors was 24.84 cents per kWh.
How much electricity did residential customers in New Hampshire buy in March 2023?
Residential customers bought 395.9 GWh of electricity in March 2023. One GWh is 1,000,000 kWh. The quantity was 1.9% lower than the quantity in March 2022.
How many residential customers did New Hampshire have in March 2023?
New Hampshire had 645,174 residential customers in March 2023. The number was 0.6% higher than the number in March 2022. A customer is one account or one meter, not one person.