Energy Service rates from 8/1/2023 through 1/31/2024 have been set:

Granite Basic: 10.9 cents per kWh

Granite Plus:   11.3 cents per kWh. With 33% renewable

Clean 50:         12.3 cents per kWh  with 50% renewable

Clean 100:       15.2 cents per kWh with 100% renewable

Liberty’s Default rate will also drop to 12.242 cents per kWh 

Just as a reminder Walpole Community Power is a member town in Community Power Coalition of NH (CPCNH). 

This is a reduction from the May-July rate of 15.8 for Granite Basic. Most Walpole Community Power customers are on Granite Basic. 

Liberty and all of the utilities are not allowed to make a profit on the  “Energy Service” portion of our bills. They do receive a small administrative fee for processing.  Because utilities operate as monopolies  they have to request increases in the Distribution Charge through the NH Public Utilities Commission. Liberty has filed an increase in the Distribution Charge of 6.2%. The increase in the Distribution Charge should not be related to the Energy Service rates and the savings we are receiving. The Distribution Charge  is reviewed by the NH Public Utilities Commission and is to pay for the  operation of the Utility (poles, wires, trucks, crews and profit).  Walpole Community Power along with CPCNH will review the request to see if there is reason to register opposition with the PUC.  There may be an opportunity for you to send comments to the PUC. 

Billing error:

We all received a notice that our Energy Service rate was calculated using the Liberty rate of 22.07 cents per kWh it should have been calculated using the Walpole Community Power May-July rate of 15.8 cents per kWh. Liberty has agreed to correct this mistake and are in the process of doing this.  Walpole was the very first town in NH to implement Community Power. As a result we are the town that experienced the issue. The other towns, Hanover and Lebanon etc., are not having the same issues.

If you need help with you bill as Liberty tries to resolve this issue you can reach out to the CPCNH customer service representatives at the 1-866-603-POWR. 

Net metering:

The utilities are not yet providing the necessary solar power production information so that CPCNH can properly credit customers that have solar or have Time of Day use rates.  The rules that were adopted by the NH PUC for community power expected that the utilities would be supplying the data. The utilities are saying that it is too costly to change their systems.  CPCNH has requested the PUC to enforce the rules as they were adopted.  We will keep you informed of the progress of this request. There may be an opportunity for those interested in sending comments to the PUC. 

Thank You

Walpole Community Power Committee