New Hampshire energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in New Hampshire

The current industrial power rate in New Hampshire is 17.14 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA), ranking 44 of 51 states and sitting 97.9% above the national average.

Current prices in New Hampshire

  • Industrial electricity: 17.14 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in New Hampshire typically pays: 20.55 cents per kWh.
  • Industrial natural gas: 19.05 per Mcf (Apr 2026), 288.8% above the national average.
  • Just below New Hampshire on the price ladder: Maryland at 14.34, Maine at 14.87, New Jersey at 15.22 cents. Just above: Connecticut at 17.93, Massachusetts at 18.55, California at 19.87 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 6,856 in electricity at New Hampshire rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 34,280 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 137,120 versus 69,280.
  • Power costs here punish waste. In New Hampshire, load-shifting, waste heat recovery, and idle-time elimination pay back quicker than the national math suggests, and quotes for energy-heavy work should use the local rate, not a national default.

What factory labor pays in New Hampshire

  • Industrial production managers: $70.48/hr median in New Hampshire versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $48.71/hr median in New Hampshire versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $38.13/hr median in New Hampshire versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Tool and die makers: $33.61/hr median in New Hampshire versus $30.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $30.84/hr median in New Hampshire versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Welders, cutters, and brazers: $29.98/hr median in New Hampshire versus $25.84 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • New Hampshire employs about 66,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's New Hampshire observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.