In New Hampshire, fixed energy service rates will remain the same for six months at a time and are based on the weighted average price over the six-month period. Unitil will set the rates for each six-month period (effective June 1 and December 1) based on its contract with the provider. You can find the fixed and variable rates per kilowatt hour (kWh) by rate class on our Rates page.
Variable energy service rates will change from month to month to reflect the actual cost of electricity purchased each month. If you are assigned to this rate, you are allowed to change to the fixed rate; however, you may only make this change once. You can find the fixed and variable rates by month by rate class on our Rates page.
In Massachusetts, small General Service (GD-1) customers are placed on the fixed pricing option. Fixed basic service rates will remain the same for six months at a time and are based on the weighted average price over the six-month period. Unitil will set the rates for each six-month period (effective June 1 and December 1) based on its contract with the provider. If you are assigned to this fixed rate, you are allowed to change to the monthly variable rate; however, you may only make this change once as long as you continue to receive uninterrupted basic service. You can find the fixed and variable rates per kilowatt hour (kWh) by rate class on our Rates page.
Regular General Service (G2, G4, G5) customers are placed on the variable monthly pricing option. These variable basic service rates change monthly and are based on the monthly prices in Unitil’s contract with its provider. If you are assigned to this variable monthly pricing option, you are allowed to change to the fixed pricing option; however, you may only make this change once as long as you continue to receive uninterrupted basic service. You can find the fixed and variable rates per kilowatt hour (kWh) by month by rate class on our Rates page. Large General Service (G3) customers receive market based pricing which is based on actual pricing, changes monthly, and are shown on our Rates page.
If you are a regular General Service (G2, G4, G5) customer and currently receive the fixed pricing option and do decide to switch to a competitive supplier before the six-month period is over, your electric bill will be recalculated to reflect the variable pricing option from the beginning of the six month period to the date you are switched. This ensures that you pay the actual costs of the electricity you have used. The adjustment may be a credit or debit, and will be reflected on your first bill after the switch is effective. Requests to switch to a competitive supplier are made on the next regularly scheduled meter read date as long as the Company has been notified two or more business days prior to that read date.
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