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Commercial electricity in Manchester, New Hampshire
Which electric utilities serve businesses in Manchester, what each charged commercial customers in EIA’s 2025 data, and where New Hampshire’s prices stand.
EIA lists 2 electric utilities in Hillsborough County, which contains Manchester. Eversource New Hampshire, the largest by commercial customers, averaged 19.88¢ per kWh for them in 2025. New Hampshire’s average commercial price was 21.12¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026.
Source: EIA Form EIA-861 (2025) and Form EIA-861M; U.S. Census Bureau
Electric utilities serving Manchester
These are the utilities EIA records in Hillsborough County. EIA lists a utility in a county when it has customers anywhere in it, so this is everyone with a presence, ordered by commercial customers across New Hampshire, not a statement about any one address. Prices are EIA’s averages over all of each utility’s commercial customers: revenue divided by kWh.
| Utility | Type | Commercial customers in NH | Average commercial price, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eversource New Hampshire | Investor-owned | 80,129 | 19.88¢ |
| Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri | Investor-owned | 7,341 | 18.58¢ |
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What businesses in Manchester pay
Across New Hampshire, businesses paid an average 21.12¢ per kWh over the 12 months to August 2026, 52.3% above the U.S. average of 13.87¢, and up 6.3% on the 12 months before. That ranks New Hampshire 10 of 51, where 1 is the highest price. In 2025 the average commercial account in the state used 3,106 kWh a month, about $625 a month at the state price; that is a mean pulled up by a few very large users, so most small businesses use less.
A city has no price of its own: two businesses on the same street can pay very different amounts per kWh, because the rate schedule, the size of the peak and, where it is allowed, the supply contract matter more than the location. The New Hampshire page has the state’s price history since 2010 and every utility with at least 500 commercial customers.
Choosing a supplier in Manchester
New Hampshire commercial accounts may buy supply from a registered competitive supplier while the utility keeps delivery. Default energy service applies where no supplier is chosen.
Where prices are heading
EIA does not forecast single states. For the New England census division, which includes New Hampshire, its November 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook puts the average commercial price at 23.16¢ per kWh for 2026 and 23.69¢ for 2027, up 5.2% from 22.51¢ in 2025. The forecast for every region.
About Manchester
The Census Bureau estimates Manchester had 116,818 residents on July 1, 2025, up 1.1% from 115,507 in 2020. It lies in Hillsborough County.
Common questions
- Who provides electricity to businesses in Manchester?
- EIA lists Eversource New Hampshire and Liberty Utilities (Granite State Electri as electric utilities in Hillsborough County. Which one serves a given address depends on the street; the utility on an existing bill is the definitive answer, and a utility can confirm service for a new site.
- What is the average commercial electricity rate in Manchester?
- There is no official figure for a city. EIA publishes prices by state and by utility: Eversource New Hampshire averaged 19.88¢ per kWh for its commercial customers in 2025, and New Hampshire averaged 21.12¢ over the 12 months to August 2026. A business’s own price depends on its rate schedule, its demand and, where it can choose, its supply contract.
- Can a business in Manchester choose its electricity supplier?
- New Hampshire commercial accounts may buy supply from a registered competitive supplier while the utility keeps delivery. Default energy service applies where no supplier is chosen. The state page for New Hampshire explains how it works and who regulates it.
Averages describe Manchester; a bill describes your business. A person can read yours: rate schedule, demand, riders, contract window. Nobody calls unless you ask.