I’ve been suspicious of the offers coming from the various Community Power outfits, and now I know why. The Community Power Coalition struggled to meet its mandate of providing power at a cost lower than Eversource. Their rate of 8.9 cents/Kwh was lower than Eversource by 0.03 cents. Applied to a 650 Kwh monthly electric bill, this reduction is 19.5 cents. Not even enough to buy the stamp needed to mail in the payment. That 8.9 cent rate began about the first of 2025, but in early March, the CPC defaulted on their deal and raised the basic rate to 9.7 cents which will prevail through July 2025. So much for lowering power bills. And the rate is not the only thing that went up. The CPC budget line for ‘Salaries and Benefits’ went from $1.4 million in 2024 to $1.7 million for 2025. Someone is making money off this scheme. I’m wondering if the New Hampshire Attorney General’s people need to have a look at CPC.

Bill Miskoe

Pittsfield