PLYMOUTH — A third major utility in the state has drastically increased its rates for electric power.
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, which serves 85,000 mostly rural customers across 118 towns and cities in the state is increasing its Co-op Power Charge from 9.62 cents per kilowatt-hour to 16.98 cents per kWh.
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