Keene Community Power (CP) is a city-operated group purchasing program that pools the electric use of residents, businesses, non-profits, and property owners to provide competitively priced electricity options. The Program offers Keene electricity customers with a city-vetted alternative to Eversource’s default service and other third-party electricity suppliers. The Program is part of a larger effort to transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050.
***Beware of copy-cat offers from other companies (like this one). Remember: any communication from Keene’s program will have our City seal.***
Electricity Options
The table below summarizes the program’s electricity options, which apply to all rate classes. For additional details go to the Products & Pricing page here.
| Program Options Starting December 2025 | Eversource Basic Service | |||
 Keene Standard (Community Default) |
 Keene Basic |
 Keene 10 |
 Keene 100 |
Residential |
| 12.100 ¢/kWh | 11.220 ¢/kWh | 11.580 ¢/kWh | 13.890 ¢/kWh | 11.303 ¢/kWh |
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Adds voluntary renewable energy (NH Class I RECs) to total 50% |
No additional renewable energy |
Adds 10% voluntary renewable energy (NH Class I RECs) |
Adds voluntary renewable energy (NH Class I RECs) to total 100% |
No additional renewable energy |
| 24 Months: December 2025 until December 2027 meter reads | February 1 - July 31, 2026 | |||
How it works
If you participate in Keene Community Power, your Eversource bill will be impacted as follows:
- The Supplier portion of the bill will change to reflect your participation in Keene program.
- Eversource 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: Keene Community Power 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 for Keene Community Power here 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 at 877-877-1670 ext 3.
- You may leave the Program, or switch to a different program option, at any time, and without penalty.
On November 3, 2022, City Council unanimously voted to adopt the Community Power Plan, as approved by the New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission.
Keene Community Power will play a key role in achieving the City’s renewable energy goals for 2030 and 2050, as identified in the Keene Sustainable Energy Plan. The Program also seeks to support the City’s goals for equity, energy efficiency, job creation, and climate resilience and preparedness.
CONTACT
City of Keene
3 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Keene, NH 03431
communitydevelopment@keenenh.gov
(603) 352-5440
EMAIL UPDATES
Sign up for email updates from the City of Keene about the Community Power Program by going to the email updates page and selecting Community Development: Community Power Program.