Lyme Community Power

We’re excited about the launch of Lyme Community Power! Most of you recently received the Public Notice from the Community Power Coalition of NH (CPCNH) regarding the commencement of service of Lyme Community Power.

Please attend the information session being held next Thursday, August 29th at 7pm in the Lyme School. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of us (see below) if you have questions about what you need to do as we transition to non-profit, community-based electric supply.

The bottom line is that most of you don’t have to do anything! Eversource and NHEC customers will be AUTOMATICALLY enrolled in Lyme Community Power and will begin saving money in October. (See the exceptions below.)

This program is not mandatory of course. You have the option to OPT-OUT of the program by following the instructions on the mailing.

More importantly, you have the option to OPT-UP TO GREENER POWER. Everyone will be automatically enrolled in “Granite Basic” electrical supply, currently at $0.086/kWh. But opting-up to “Granite Plus” or “Clean 50” will still save you money over the Eversource rate while using a greater percentage of electrical supply from renewable sources. WE HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO OPT-UP to the level of renewable power that fits with your ability to pay. Remember that the cost of the energy we use is not only in dollars. As a community we’re dedicated to 100% reliance on clean, renewable sources of electricity by 2030, as voted at Town Meeting back in 2020. Please Opt-up by visiting the portal on the website.

OK. The exceptions to automatic enrollment:

If you have already engaged a competitive supplier other than your utility, you will not be automatically enrolled. You will need to request enrollment using the portal on the website or by calling 866-603-7697.

Lyme Community Power does not currently support net metering, so if you have solar panels and are receiving energy credits through net metering, we don’t want to automatically enroll you. Unfortunately, Eversource and NHEC have not been consistent with providing customer information to CPCNH regarding which customers are receiving net metering energy credits. Net metered customers should contact CPCNH (1-866-603-7697) to verify that they won’t be automatically enrolled. (This is all explained in the mailing.)

Again, please attend the information session being held next Thursday, August 29th at 7pm in the Lyme School. Contact CPCNH (1-866-603-7697) or one of us if you have questions.