Eversource New Hampshire and solar
Eversource New Hampshire is an investor-owned utility serving about 464,024 homes in New Hampshire. Here's what its rates and export rules mean for solar: for a typical customer, solar is worth it.
- Average price (2026 est.)
- 27.2¢2% above New Hampshire average
- Typical bill
- $172634 kWh a month
- Exports credited
- ~85%Reduced export credit
- Typical payback
- 9.8 yrs6.6 kW, cash
Export rules for Eversource New Hampshire customers
Reduced export credit, monthly netting.
NEM 2.0 formula.
Solar for a typical Eversource New Hampshire home
| System | 6.6 kW (111% of 634 kWh/month) |
|---|---|
| Cost | $21,980 |
| First-year savings | $2,224 |
| Payback | 9.8 years |
| 25-year net | $44,525 |
Uses the utility's average price.
Solar adoption
- Homes with solar (2025)
- 18,774
- Share of customers
- 4.0%
- Residential solar capacity
- 157 MW
- Residential customers
- 464,024
EIA-861, 2025.
Cities served
Questions about Eversource New Hampshire and solar
Does Eversource New Hampshire have net metering?
NEM 2.0 formula.
How much does electricity cost with Eversource New Hampshire?
Residential customers paid an average of 25.0¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA), about 27.2¢ adjusted to 2026. The typical home uses 634 kWh a month, a bill of about $172.
Is solar worth it with Eversource New Hampshire?
For a typical customer, solar is worth it: a 6.6 kW system costing about $21,980 pays back in about 9.8 years, with $44,525 net over 25 years.
How many Eversource New Hampshire customers have solar?
About 18,774 homes had net-metered solar at the end of 2025, roughly 4.0% of residential customers (EIA-861).
Legal name: Public Service Co of NH (EIA ID 15472). Data: EIA-861 2025 and monthly data through 2026, state policy research October 2026.