New Hampshire

Alaska

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated Apr 12, 2026

New Hampshire	Metric	Alaska
24.56¢/kWh	Residential	26.09¢/kWh
20.16¢/kWh	Commercial	22.32¢/kWh
16.88¢/kWh	Industrial	20.03¢/kWh
#43	Price Rank	#44
14.9%	Renewable %	28.2%

Generation Mix

New Hampshire

Coal

1.3%

Gas

26.1%

Nuclear

57.1%

Hydro

8.3%

Wind

2.6%

Alaska

Coal

11.2%

Gas

46.8%

Hydro

25.6%

Wind

1.8%

Solar

0.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions

New Hampshire has cheaper residential electricity at 24.56¢/kWh. The difference is 1.53¢/kWh between the two states. New Hampshire ranks #43 and Alaska ranks #44 cheapest among all states.

New Hampshire gets 14.9% of electricity from renewables, while Alaska gets 28.2%. Alaska leads in renewable energy adoption.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

Comparing New Hampshire and Alaska on U.S. state-level electricity rates and generation mix requires lining up the underlying the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual New Hampshire and Alaska detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.