Amherst Community Power is our town’s electricity supply program. The Program aims to help our community members manage electricity costs, increase renewable energy use, and reduce carbon pollution. The Amherst voters approved this program in March 2024.
Watch for a Notification Letter – The Town is sending a letter to all electricity customers in Amherst 6-8 weeks before the program launches with detailed information about the program, including rates and terms and instructions for opting out of the program, opting in, or changing products with the program. The Program will never ask for personal or customer payment information.
Electricity Options
In order to gain the greatest degree of leverage with qualified suppliers, the Towns of Amherst joined together to collectively bid for an electricity supplier with other New Hampshire towns. All municipalities are working with the experienced consulting team, Standard Power.
How it Works
Amherst Community Power is a municipal electricity aggregation operated by the Town of Amherst and authorized by NH RSA 53-E.
There are two parts to your utility electricity bill, Supply and Delivery.
Supply Services
Your town selects an electricity supplier that sources the electricity needed for our community
Delivery Services
Your utility delivers the electricity from your town supplier
Your Bill
No change in service quality. Only the price in “Supplier” section of your bill changes.
If you participate, your electrical bill will be impacted as follows:
- The Supplier portion of the bill will change to reflect your participation in the program.
- Your Provider 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 may leave the Program, or switch to a different program option, at any time, and without penalty.
