Table Descriptions
Regulated Residential Electric Rates Table
| New Hampshire State Charges ($/MWh) | Eversource | Liberty | Unitil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Portfolio Standard | $ 9.04 | $ 8.80 | $ 8.07 |
| Revenue Decoupling/Lost Based Revenue | $ 2.07 | $ 2.81 | $ 2.12 |
| System Benefits Charge | $ 9.34 | $ 7.56 | $ 7.56 |
| Stranded Costs | $ 7.44 | $ -0.37 | $ -0.13 |
| Total State Policy Levies | $ 27.89 | $ 18.80 | $ 17.88 |
New Hampshire State Charges:
- Renewable Portfolio Standard: Purchases of energy certificates associated with solar, wind, hydro, and biomass energy generation
- Revenue Decoupling charges for Liberty and Unitil and Lost Base Revenue charges for Eversource which pay the utilities for any energy efficiency savings achieved
- System Benefits Charges: Costs for the Energy Efficiency and Electric Assistance Programs
- Stranded costs: Costs charged to ratepayers when electric utilities will not recover policy-driven costs, such as infrastructure deemed redundant upon the divestiture of vertically integrated monopolies, Net Metering, and Regional Green House Gas (RGGI) costs.