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Accelerating Economic and Environmental Sustainability

Portsmouth Community Power expands energy choices for our City's residents and businesses, while lowering costs.

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In 2023, the Portsmouth City Council adopted the Portsmouth Community Power Plan.

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We are now putting that plan into action to create short- and long-term benefits for the people of Portsmouth.

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How Community Power Works

Portsmouth Community Power combines the buying power of residents and businesses so that together we can achieve competitively priced electricity. Customers are always free to choose to buy power from Eversource, or from another supplier, by submitting notice in advance of their next utility meter read date.

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As part of the Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire, we can control price volatility and choose which energy sources to buy or build.

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Source

Portsmouth Community Power purchases electricity from the sources you choose.

Delivery

Eversource delivers the electricity using the same power line infrastructure and billing mechanisms.

Community

Portsmouth Energy Customers save money and have the power to choose new rates and products, and how much electricity comes from renewable sources.

Electricity markets are changing. Customers are generating their own power and adopting new technologies that add value to our energy portfolio.

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Portsmouth Community Power will harness that value, and empower customers to create a more innovative and cost-effective energy future.

Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page to learn more.

Choices, Portsmouth

Electricity Supply Choices

Granite Basic is the default supply option for Portsmouth Community Power customers.

Why Customers choose Community Power

COMPETITIVE RATES AND EXPANDED CHOICE

Our competitive energy supply rates average savings for customers over time.

REGIONAL COLLABORATION

We work with utilities, other municipalities, state agencies, and other partners to coordinate regional energy and transportation plans and projects focused on enhancing resilience.

FISCAL STABILITY AND FINANCIAL RESERVES

We deposit a portion of revenues into locally controlled reserve funds to manage risk and finance cost-effective projects that shift us off of volatile fossil fuels.

CUSTOMER FOCUS AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY

We will expand innovative options for distributed energy and efficiency programs through public advocacy.

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Tom Rooney
Member

Member of the Portsmouth Energy Advisory Committee
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Peter Britz
Member Representative to the
Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire

City of Portsmouth Director,
Planning and Sustainability

Community Representation

Portsmouth joined dozens of other New Hampshire cities and towns to create our own locally accountable nonprofit power agency — Community Power Coalition of New Hampshire.

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The City of Portsmouth appoints representatives to the Coalition to oversee the agency's governance and finances. Meet our Member Representatives!

The Coalition

COMMUNITY POWER COALITION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In August, 2021, the City Council created the Blue Ribbon Energy Advisory Committee to "research the risks and opportunities of Community Power." The committee concluded Community power would offer lower rates than Eversource default and be an effective way to decarbonize our local electricity consumption through the best renewable energy options. In July, 2022, Portsmouth chose CPCNH to be our energy supplier and joined the Coalition. The Energy Advisory Committee guided the creation of Portsmouth Community Power and CPCNH implements it on our resident's behalf. Portsmouth has a voice and a vote in CPCNH through our board representation.

Left to right: Kevin Charette, Tom Rooney, Allison Tanner, Councilor John Tabor, Chairman, Peter Somssich, Ben D'Antonio, Councilor Kate Cook.

Visit the City of Portsmouth's Energy Advisory Committee and Community Power webpages and attend our Committee meetings to get involved!

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