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Updated Jun 1, 2026Utility Landscape
Eversource Energy (Public Service of New Hampshire)
IOULargest electric utility in NH; serves central, southern, and seacoast regions including Manchester, Nashua, and Concord
Subject to ongoing scrutiny over distribution rate structures and storm cost recovery. NHPUC has been active in reviewing Eversource's capital expenditure justifications following multi-year rate increases.
Liberty Utilities (NH Electric Cooperative territory overlap / gas)
IOUServes natural gas customers in southern NH including Nashua corridor; also holds electric franchise in northern NH formerly known as Granite State Electric
Liberty's electric and gas operations face separate rate proceedings; the NHPUC has scrutinized affiliate transaction costs and management fee allocations from parent Algonquin Power & Utilities.
Unitil Corporation
IOUProvides electric and gas service in southeastern NH including Exeter, Hampton, and portions of Rockingham County
Filed a combined electric and gas rate case in 2024 seeking increases tied to infrastructure modernization; Commission issued an order with partial disallowances on certain capital projects.
NH Electric Cooperative (NHEC)
coopRural and semi-rural areas of central and northern NH; one of the largest electric cooperatives in New England
NHEC operates under cooperative governance with limited NHPUC rate jurisdiction but is subject to Commission oversight on certain competitive and default service matters; actively investing in grid modernization and EV infrastructure.
Concord Municipal Electric (City of Concord)
muniCity of Concord and limited surrounding areas; operates as a municipal light department
Largely self-regulated under municipal authority but subject to NHPUC jurisdiction on wholesale transmission access and interconnection; evaluating solar procurement options under NH net metering rules.
Pennichuck Water Works
IOUWater utility serving Nashua, Merrimack, and surrounding communities in southern NH
Rate cases have addressed PFAS remediation cost recovery as a significant cost driver; NHPUC has allowed phased recovery mechanisms while scrutinizing the pace of capital investment.
Key Issues
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Eversource NH electric distribution rate case: Commission reviewing a pending or recently filed rate increase request with contested issues around capital cost recovery, earned ROE, and storm reserve fund adequacy; rate counsel and OCA actively litigating prudency of major capital projects.
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PFAS contamination cost recovery for water utilities: Pennichuck and other water providers seeking regulatory approval to pass through significant treatment and infrastructure costs related to PFAS/PFOA remediation under EPA MCL standards; Commission balancing ratepayer impact against utility financial integrity.
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Restructuring of default energy service and competitive retail market rules: NHPUC conducting ongoing review of default service procurement mechanisms for electric customers, with stakeholder debate over aggregation authority, community power programs, and the role of competitive suppliers following expansion of municipal aggregation under RSA 53-E.
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Grid modernization and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployment: Eversource and Liberty proceedings examining cost-benefit justifications for AMI rollout, time-of-use rate designs, and distribution automation; intervenors contesting rate design equity and data privacy implications.
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Net metering and distributed generation compensation reform: NHPUC revisiting successor tariff structures for rooftop solar and small-scale generation following expiration of grandfathered net metering arrangements, with contested proceedings on the value-of-solar methodology and standby charges.
Upcoming
Estimated deadline for NHPUC technical session or evidentiary hearing in Eversource NH electric distribution rate case; parties expected to present rebuttal testimony on rate base and ROE positions (date estimated based on typical NH procedural schedule).
Estimated Commission order or settlement conference deadline in Pennichuck Water Works PFAS cost recovery docket; order expected to establish allowed recovery mechanism and amortization period for remediation capital (date estimated).
Estimated opening of annual default service solicitation process for NH electric utilities; NHPUC staff and utilities expected to file procurement plans for the upcoming compliance period under restructured default service rules (date estimated).
Estimated NHPUC order in net metering successor tariff rulemaking proceeding (Docket DE or IR series); expected to establish compensation rates and standby charge applicability for new distributed generation customers interconnecting after grandfathered program close (date estimated).
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Staff
9| Name | Title | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Jamie A Breen | Administrative Assistant | (603) 271-2437 |
| Michelle Bunnemeyer | — | (603) 271-2437 |
| Joseph D'Angelo | — | (603) 271-2431 |
| Chad Hodges | Management Analyst | (603) 271-2431 |
| Tina Kozak | Senior Advisor | (603) 271-2431 |
| Ben Martin-McDonough | Senior Advisor | (603) 271-2437 |
| Aaron Rosenblum | Senior Advisor | (603) 271-2431 |
| Marissa Schuetz | — | (603) 271-2437 |
| Alexander Speidel | Senior Advisor | (603) 271-2437 |
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