News & Events Member Newsletters Keep up on NHEC news, learn about programs and services that benefit you. Check your monthly bill or view newsletter archive here. Newsletters join the call Telephone Town Hall Meetings NHEC holds periodic live Telephone Town Hall Meetings. You’re invited to join our next live call, or browse the archive of past calls. Telephone Town Hall Meetings Join Us NHEC Events Community events, energy workshops, NHEC Annual Meeting…there’s a lot going on! Events Electric Bills Trending Lower in 2023 for NHEC Members Dec 21, 2022PLYMOUTH, NH – The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) Board of Directors has approved changes to rates that by February 1, 2023 will result in an overall bill decrease of 9.3%, or $14.43 per month for the typical residential member using 500 kilowatt-hours... After Powerful Weekend Storm, NHEC Expects Restoration by Monday Dec 18, 2022PLYMOUTH, NH (12/18/22; 11 a.m.) – New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) line crews, with help from tree and line crews across the region, have worked around-the-clock to restore power to more than 15,000 members since a damaging storm dropped more than a foot of... Notice of Adjustment to Energy Efficiency Portion of System Benefits Charges Dec 14, 2022The State of New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission approved tariff change filings reflecting a 4.247 percent increase to the energy efficiency charge (EEC) collected by electric and natural gas utilities in New Hampshire. The General Court mandated this increase... Notice of Adjudicative Proceeding Dec 5, 2022On November 28, 2022, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) filed a petition requesting that the NH Public Utilities Commission waive certain provisions of the newly adopted Chapter Puc 2200 “Municipal and County Aggregation Rules” pursuant to Puc 2201.03(b)... NHEC to Offer Used Vehicles for Sale Oct 31, 2022New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) is preparing to offer for bid, vehicles and equipment that are ready for disposition. This bid offering is being made available to the membership, Co-op employees and retirees with the disposal process as follows: Tentative... NHEC Wins $50 Million Grant to Expand Rural Broadband Oct 19, 2022PLYMOUTH, NH (October 19, 2022) – New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has been awarded a $50 million grant to expand its fiber-optic broadband internet service to more than 23,000 homes, businesses and municipalities in 73 New Hampshire towns. The grant, awarded... Cold Cash: Energy Efficiency Pays Off for Patch’s Market Oct 17, 2022Ron Patch knows all about the cost of doing business these days. As the owner of Patch’s Market & Deli in Glen, NH, he’s seen his costs go up on everything from the gas at the pumps to the meat in the subs. So when the cost of power went up too, he turned to NHEC... With Arrival of Broadband At Last, Sandwich Celebrates a Milestone Oct 14, 2022SANDWICH, NH - Throughout its modern history, the residents of Sandwich, NH could only hear the distant sound of the information superhighway as it passed them by. But with the start of NH Broadband fiber-optic internet service to town, they’ve got their own onramp... State of NH Emergency Energy Assistance: How to Apply Oct 10, 2022$35M in funding for emergency energy assistance for New Hampshire residents is now available to help with high energy prices this fall and winter. New Hampshire residents are seeing higher energy bills due to the current high energy prices. Energy markets worldwide... « Older Entries Next Entries »
Electric Bills Trending Lower in 2023 for NHEC Members Dec 21, 2022PLYMOUTH, NH – The New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) Board of Directors has approved changes to rates that by February 1, 2023 will result in an overall bill decrease of 9.3%, or $14.43 per month for the typical residential member using 500 kilowatt-hours...
After Powerful Weekend Storm, NHEC Expects Restoration by Monday Dec 18, 2022PLYMOUTH, NH (12/18/22; 11 a.m.) – New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) line crews, with help from tree and line crews across the region, have worked around-the-clock to restore power to more than 15,000 members since a damaging storm dropped more than a foot of...
Notice of Adjustment to Energy Efficiency Portion of System Benefits Charges Dec 14, 2022The State of New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission approved tariff change filings reflecting a 4.247 percent increase to the energy efficiency charge (EEC) collected by electric and natural gas utilities in New Hampshire. The General Court mandated this increase...
Notice of Adjudicative Proceeding Dec 5, 2022On November 28, 2022, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NHEC) filed a petition requesting that the NH Public Utilities Commission waive certain provisions of the newly adopted Chapter Puc 2200 “Municipal and County Aggregation Rules” pursuant to Puc 2201.03(b)...
NHEC to Offer Used Vehicles for Sale Oct 31, 2022New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) is preparing to offer for bid, vehicles and equipment that are ready for disposition. This bid offering is being made available to the membership, Co-op employees and retirees with the disposal process as follows: Tentative...
NHEC Wins $50 Million Grant to Expand Rural Broadband Oct 19, 2022PLYMOUTH, NH (October 19, 2022) – New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) has been awarded a $50 million grant to expand its fiber-optic broadband internet service to more than 23,000 homes, businesses and municipalities in 73 New Hampshire towns. The grant, awarded...
Cold Cash: Energy Efficiency Pays Off for Patch’s Market Oct 17, 2022Ron Patch knows all about the cost of doing business these days. As the owner of Patch’s Market & Deli in Glen, NH, he’s seen his costs go up on everything from the gas at the pumps to the meat in the subs. So when the cost of power went up too, he turned to NHEC...
With Arrival of Broadband At Last, Sandwich Celebrates a Milestone Oct 14, 2022SANDWICH, NH - Throughout its modern history, the residents of Sandwich, NH could only hear the distant sound of the information superhighway as it passed them by. But with the start of NH Broadband fiber-optic internet service to town, they’ve got their own onramp...
State of NH Emergency Energy Assistance: How to Apply Oct 10, 2022$35M in funding for emergency energy assistance for New Hampshire residents is now available to help with high energy prices this fall and winter. New Hampshire residents are seeing higher energy bills due to the current high energy prices. Energy markets worldwide...