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Amherst Community Power

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Electricity Options in Amherst

To secure the best rates from qualified suppliers, the Town of Amherst partners with Priority Power to bid for an electricity supplier. Residents can choose fixed-rate electricity with increased renewables for a 36-month term, and may opt out to the default utility rate at any time.

How the Process Works

Amherst Community Power is a municipal electricity aggregation operated by the Town of Amherst and authorized by NH RSA 53-E.

Your utility electricity bill has two parts: Supply and Delivery.

Supply Services

Your town selects the electricity supplier that sources power for the community

Delivery Services

Your utility still delivers the electricity from your town’s supplier

Your Bill

No change in service quality. Only the price in “Supplier” section of your bill changes.

Your Utility Electricity Bill in Amherst

If you participate, your electrical bill will be impacted as follows:

The Supplier line on your bill will reflect your participation in the program.
Your utility will continue to provide all Delivery Services, including responding to power outages, and will continue to send you your electricity bill.
Customers that receive a discount on their electricity bill through the Electric Assistance Program (EAP) will continue to receive their benefits.
Budget billing customers will continue to receive budget billing for the Delivery Services portion of the bill.
Net metering: We cannot yet offer the net metering value we would like for all net metering customers. For residential customers that participate, those on Net Energy Metering 1.0 (or “Standard”) would continue to receive the same value for their generation as today; however, those on Net Energy Metering 2.0 (or “Alternative”) would receive less value for their generation than today. There are additional factors to consider, and we highly encourage each net metering customer to make their own decision. Please see our detailed Net Metering FAQ to help with your decision. If, after reading this document, you are still uncertain about the best decision for your household, please call our net metering support line.
You can leave the Program, or switch to a different option, at any time, without penalty.

Interested in learning how Community Power can benefit your municipality?

Tell us a little about your municipality, and our Community Power team will reach out to walk through what a program could look like for your residents — no cost, no commitment.

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