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Merrimack County votes to pursue lower default electricity rates for its largest accounts

Merrimack County Board of Commissioners · January 12, 2026
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Summary

County staff reported Community Power could not offer a continuing annual contract; commissioners voted to pursue default utility (Unitil) rates for the two largest 'G1' accounts (jail and nursing home) to capture estimated savings of about $150,000.

County staff told commissioners that Community Power of New Hampshire would be unable to provide a continuing annual supply contract and that Unitil (the default supplier) had submitted low proposed rates for the coming months. Staff recommended shifting the county’s two largest G1 accounts (the nursing home and the jail), which account for roughly 64% of county consumption, to the default supplier to capture near‑term…

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