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Belknap County, New Hampshire Electricity Rates & Statistics

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Belknap County, New Hampshire Electricity Overview

Belknap County is the 7th most populated county in the state, with 63,395 citizens .

The average residential price per kilowatt hour in Belknap County is 26.23 cents. This is about 63.75% more than the national average of 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour.

Residents of Belknap County use enough electricity to emit 1,319.34 kilograms of CO2 gases per person, which is the 7th highest amount of pollution from electric use for a county in the state.

When calculating by number of customers, Eversource Energy is the largest electricity supplier in Belknap County.

Belknap County experienced a 1.69% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita during the course of the most recent year.

Belknap County is ranked as the 1281st highest electricity consuming county out of 3230 counties in the country with over 400,000 megawatt hours being used by customers living there.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    483,173 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    7.62 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    83,639,821 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    1,319.34 kg

Recent Energy News in Laconia

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Residential Electricity Prices

Commercial Electricity Prices

Industrial Electricity Prices

Laconia Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024

22.87¢ per kWh

  • 6.05% lower than last month
  • 27.6% lower than February last year
  • 2.7% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 40.36% higher than the US average
  • 70th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 55 since February last year
  • 23,834th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 504 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,694 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate

27.05¢ per kWh

  • 2.62% lower than last month
  • 4.59% lower than February last year
  • 2.32% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 59.7% higher than the US average
  • 15th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 6 since February last year
  • 24,333rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 40 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 837 since February last year

Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$143.31 per month

  • 14.78% lower than last month
  • 23.15% lower than February last year
  • 4.21% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 14.31% higher than the US average
  • 72nd in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 52 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 57 since February last year
  • 17,920th in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 52 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 7,481 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill

$155.3 per month

  • 2.26% lower than last month
  • 7.49% lower than February last year
  • 3.25% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 17.18% higher than the US average
  • 15th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 5 since February last year
  • 21,333rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 422 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 2,316 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

22.21¢ per kWh

  • 2.04% lower than last month
  • 32.44% lower than February last year
  • 5.43% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 63.12% higher than the US average
  • 15th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 55 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 24,603rd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 447 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,830 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate

24.88¢ per kWh

  • 3.45% lower than last month
  • 3.25% lower than February last year
  • 3.75% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 76.17% higher than the US average
  • 15th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 5 since February last year
  • 25,082nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 214 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 117 since February last year

Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$266.26 per month

  • 0.76% lower than last month
  • 36.71% lower than February last year
  • 18.12% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 84.08% lower than the US average
  • 71st in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 56 since February last year
  • 2,809th in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,338 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,614 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill

$287.69 per month

  • 4.28% lower than last month
  • 18.13% lower than February last year
  • 14.07% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 82.48% lower than the US average
  • 70th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 55 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 55 since February last year
  • 3,002nd in the US out of 26,992 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 18 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 279 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024

24.54¢ per kWh

  • 8.14% higher than last month
  • 34.63% lower than February last year
  • 1.49% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 149.06% higher than the US average
  • 20th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
  • 24,584th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 189 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 1,312 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate

23.4¢ per kWh

  • 4.42% lower than last month
  • 6.74% lower than February last year
  • 0.35% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 129.33% higher than the US average
  • 21st in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 7 since February last year
  • 24,537th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 6 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 681 since February last year

Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024

$6,613.6 per month

  • 101.42% higher than last month
  • 26.49% lower than February last year
  • 8.17% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 78.43% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 7 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 10,955th in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 3,242 since last month
  • The national rank has dropped by 108 since February last year

12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill

$4,312.26 per month

  • 4.4% lower than last month
  • 28.61% lower than February last year
  • 15.06% lower than the New Hampshire average
  • 87.35% lower than the US average
  • 79th in the state out of 98 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank is the same since February last year
  • 7,163rd in the US out of 26,382 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 188 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 901 since February last year

Laconia, NH Electricity Overview

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Residents living in Laconia are paying an average residential electricity rate of 26.07 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 79th out of 100 cities in the state. Selling an estimated 11,695.32 megawatt hours, Eversource Energy is the largest supplier in the city. Consumers in Laconia deal with 2.77 power outages a year with outages lasting an average of 341.18 minutes.

As the 10th worst ranked city out of 100 cities in New Hampshire, Laconia releases 22,146,510.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. Additionally, the city ranks 22nd highest in the state in pollution per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 1,319.34 kilograms of emissions per citizen. In Laconia, there are no power generating plants. The citizens must depend on power generated outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Laconia

Laconia residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in December.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.371/kWh$0.181/kWh$228.82/mo.$89.01/mo.
19th27.04¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Laconia
19th$155.42Average residential monthly electricity bill for Laconia Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Laconia, New Hampshire

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ambit EnergyENERGY15.55102.8521,1083,283,000
Direct EnergyENERGY11.8874.85231,70127,517,000
ENGIEENERGY11.6959.83,794443,500
ENH PowerENERGY14.0179.59121,15516,971,000
Energy RewardsENERGY15.8288.422,9233,626,000

Tilton Northfield CDP, NH Electricity Overview

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Residents living in Tilton Northfield CDP are paying an average residential electricity rate of 26.04 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 76th out of 100 cities in the state. Eversource Energy is the largest supplier in the city based on residential customer count. The city had a 1.69% drop in CO2 emissions per person, a commendable accomplishment.

Releasing 3,783,878.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions each year, Tilton Northfield CDP is the 35th highest out of 100 cities in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption. This total equates to 1,319.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the city ranks 22nd highest in New Hampshire for pollution per capita from electricity use. The city has one power plant.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Tilton Northfield CDP

Tilton Northfield CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in March.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.377/kWh$0.179/kWh$231.74/mo.$88.62/mo.
22nd27.13¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Tilton Northfield CDP
22nd$155.96Average residential monthly electricity bill for Tilton Northfield CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Tilton Northfield CDP, New Hampshire

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ambit EnergyENERGY15.55102.8521,1083,283,000
Direct EnergyENERGY11.8874.85231,70127,517,000
ENGIEENERGY11.6959.83,794443,500
ENH PowerENERGY14.0179.59121,15516,971,000
Energy RewardsENERGY15.8288.422,9233,626,000

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Meredith CDP, NH Electricity Overview

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Residents living in Meredith CDP are paying an average residential electricity rate of 26.62 cents per kilowatt hour, ranking the city at 86th out of 100 cities in the state. The average monthly residential electricity bill for a consumer in the city is $163.49 per month, while the state average is $161.8. The city experiences an average of 2.77 electrical outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 341.18 minutes. In contrast, the nationwide average is 1.27 outages per customer and 137.24 minutes an outage.

As the 41st worst ranked city out of 100 cities in New Hampshire, Meredith CDP releases 3,241,628.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity consumption. Additionally, the city ranks 22nd highest in the state in pollution per citizen, which could be argued to be the more important metric. They average 1,319.34 kilograms of emissions per citizen. In Meredith CDP, there are no power generating plants. The citizens must depend on power generated outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Meredith CDP

Meredith CDP residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.316/kWh$0.181/kWh$205.56/mo.$88.34/mo.
12th25.81¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Meredith CDP
12th$147.83Average residential monthly electricity bill for Meredith CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Meredith CDP, New Hampshire

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ambit EnergyENERGY15.55102.8521,1083,283,000
Direct EnergyENERGY11.8874.85231,70127,517,000
ENGIEENERGY11.6959.83,794443,500
ENH PowerENERGY14.0179.59121,15516,971,000
Energy RewardsENERGY15.8288.422,9233,626,000

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Electricity Production in Belknap County, New Hampshire

Power Plants in Belknap County, New Hampshire

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Clement Dam Hydro LLC
Tilton Northfield CDP NH Conventional Hydroelectric 8,088
Lochmere Hydroelectric Plant
Belknap County NH Conventional Hydroelectric 3,612

Belknap County, New Hampshire Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

As the 9th highest ranked county out of 10 counties in the state, Belknap County emits 83,639,820.69 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use a year. This total equates to 1,319.34 kilograms of CO2 emissions per capita, so the county ranks 2701st highest in the United States for pollution per capita from electricity use. The county has 2 electricity generation plants, which is 8th most in New Hampshire.

Belknap County, New Hampshire Net Metering

There are 19 companies in Belknap County selling electricity. Of those 19, 15.79% of them offer some type of net metering option for their customers, making solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically feasible. The state of New Hampshire has favorable state level net metering legislation.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Belknap County who report energy loss statistics had an average of 6.05% of energy generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The United States average for energy loss is 2.87% while the New Hampshire average is 6.28%, resulting in a rank of 2469th best in the United States and a state rank of best out of 3230 and 10 counties, respectively.

FAQ

Which electricity company is the largest supplier in Belknap County, New Hampshire?

The largest electricity supplier in Belknap County, New Hampshire by total revenue is Eversource Energy.

How many power plants are within Belknap County, New Hampshire?

There are 2 active electricity plants located in Belknap County, New Hampshire

How many electric companies offer service in Belknap County, New Hampshire?

There are 19 electricity companies offering service in Belknap County, New Hampshire.

What electricity companies offer service in Belknap County, New Hampshire?

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2024-03-29