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Epping advisory committee urges withdrawal from CPCNH; board to consider Freedom Energy Logistics
Summary
The Epping Energy Aggregation Committee told the Board of Selectmen its four-month review found Community Power Coalition of NH producing less-competitive rates and recommended withdrawing Epping Community Power effective Aug. 1, 2026, while the town considers Freedom Energy Logistics or returning to default utility service.
Epping's Energy Aggregation Committee recommended that the town withdraw Epping Community Power (ECP) from the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire (CPCNH) effective Aug. 1, 2026, and consider contracting with Freedom Energy Logistics (FEL) as an alternate supplier.
The recommendation was presented at the April 27 meeting of the Board of Selectmen by EEAC Chair Michael Vose, who said the committee spent four months reviewing ECP performance and concluded that the current vendor "may have grown too quickly and otherwise faced difficulty in providing aggregated electricity supply at a competitive price." The committee's attached letter formally asked the Selectmen to vote to withdraw from CPCNH and either designate FEL as a supplier or return customers to utility default service until competitive rates can be offered.
The EEAC's letter, signed by committee members and included with the meeting materials, recommended several steps: withdraw ECP from CPCNH effective Aug. 1, 2026; consider signing a contract with Freedom Energy Logistics; or return to default service as of Aug. 1, 2026. The committee also asked the Selectmen to confirm that ECP customers should opt out of ECP if they have not already done so until ECP can offer competitive rates. "The EEAC feels obligated to help deliver to voters the lower electricity costs promised by the original Town Meeting vote," the letter states.
Board members expressed a willingness to explore the options the EEAC laid out. At the meeting the Board's consensus was to consider signing a contract with FEL, and the EEAC agreed to gather additional information, procure pricing data, and help facilitate any needed release of customer data authorized by the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission to support a supplier transition.
Town Administrator Jake T. Roger and the Board did not take a formal vote on the recommendation at the April 27 meeting; instead, the EEAC will return with more information and pricing to inform any future board decision. The committee said it will continue meeting every two months to monitor developments and assist with a potential transition.
The EEAC letter and the Board's discussion indicate three practical options for consumers: remain in ECP under CPCNH, opt out and return to utility default service, or participate in a new aggregation under a different supplier if the Selectmen and the PUC authorize a change.
