What do you pay NH co-op when your power is off?

SAMIAM · 04-19-2014, 11:47 AM

Just wondering what kind of power bills people are getting when their cottages are closed for the winter.
I have a building on rt 25 that is totally shut down from October to May.......no heat,lights or phone.Breakers are all "off".
I receive a monthly bill from NH co-op for $62 all of which are service charges.
Member Service Charge
Delivery Charge
LGT10Delivery Charge
System Benefit Charge (twice)
NH Consumption and BET Tax
RegionalAccess Charge (twice)
Co-op Power
Any ideas?

camp guy · 04-19-2014, 01:58 PM

I am not in this situation, but I would ask as to whether or not the Co-Op came and shut you down, or, are you just not using any power during this time?

Is the power still to the pole, still to the meter, but just not being used by you because you have shut your breakers off. If you went in, say, in January, flipped the breakers and turned on a light, would you get light?

The difference in being shut down by owner and being shut down by Co-Op may be the reason you seem to be being billed for this period.

tis · 04-19-2014, 02:15 PM

I thought they charged you around 20dollars a month whether you use any power or not. Wolfeboro was much cheaper per month at $5. but I am not sure that they didn't just raise that.

ITD · 04-19-2014, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Just wondering what kind of power bills people are getting when their cottages are closed for the winter.
I have a building on rt 25 that is totally shut down from October to May.......no heat,lights or phone.Breakers are all "off".
I receive a monthly bill from NH co-op for $62 all of which are service charges.
Member Service Charge
Delivery Charge
LGT10Delivery Charge
System Benefit Charge (twice)
NH Consumption and BET Tax
RegionalAccess Charge (twice)
Co-op Power
Any ideas?

I would talk to them about pulling the meter, it might be worth it to pay the re hook up charge.

Dog's Ear · 04-19-2014, 03:33 PM

We pay $26.00 a month to NH Co-op during the winter. We shut down all power for the winter.

ITD · 04-19-2014, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ITD

I would talk to them about pulling the meter, it might be worth it to pay the re hook up charge.

I just checked their site, you can probably tell them you want to shut down service for the winter, looks like it is a $20 charge to turn it back on. I'm sure there are people who shut down for the winter and pay nothing. I'd call them.

phoenix · 04-19-2014, 03:56 PM

Samiam speaking of that little building on RT 25 when will you be open at least on weekends . I need lobster roll

SAMIAM · 04-19-2014, 07:26 PM

You guessed it, Phoenix.........I was talking about the Red Hill Dari building and we turned the water on yesterday. We plan to get the crew down there soon to get open by Mothers day. Maybe earlier if possible.
Good idea to have the service shut off and then hooked up in the spring. Never thought of that. Thanks IDT

Lakeboater · 04-20-2014, 07:14 AM

We have NH Elect Co-op also and pay about $26 a month when we don't use any electricity which seems pretty high to me. I called them a few years ago to find out about disconnecting for the winter months and the fee to reconnect was over $100 so it wasn't worth it for us.

Tired of Waiting · 04-20-2014, 08:15 AM

A couple years ago with the lake house shut down, all power shut off, we got a power bill for $1500 for one month: eek:

Upon calling the power company we found they issued the bill based on a "estimate" of the power we should have used that month. We demanded an actual reading and they fixed the bill to less than $20 for the month.

This house is shut down in November and reopens in May. My sister pays the utility bills for the house from the family general funds and she had paid the bill then called me and asked if I had gone up and stayed the month.

She no longer pays strange bills with out asking first.

ToW

phoenix · 04-20-2014, 08:59 AM

yes my bill is 26.06 for service all the other items are based on usage. So Samiam is there a number in front of the other items which should have kwh usage so if there is some power was used

wickedtravelah · 04-20-2014, 01:01 PM

We run the boiler during the winter months.... the bill ranges from $30 to $32 per month. During the spring /summer, it is about $26-$28.

04-19-2014, 11:47 AM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	What do you pay NH co-op when your power is off? Just wondering what kind of power bills people are getting when their cottages are closed for the winter. I have a building on rt 25 that is totally shut down from October to May.......no heat,lights or phone.Breakers are all "off". I receive a monthly bill from NH co-op for $62 all of which are service charges. Member Service Charge Delivery Charge LGT10Delivery Charge System Benefit Charge (twice) NH Consumption and BET Tax RegionalAccess Charge (twice) Co-op Power Any ideas?

04-19-2014, 01:58 PM	#2
camp guy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: formerly Winter Harbor, still Wolfeboro Posts: 1,135 Thanks: 284 Thanked 480 Times in 271 Posts	What do you pay NH Co-Op when your power is off? I am not in this situation, but I would ask as to whether or not the Co-Op came and shut you down, or, are you just not using any power during this time? Is the power still to the pole, still to the meter, but just not being used by you because you have shut your breakers off. If you went in, say, in January, flipped the breakers and turned on a light, would you get light? The difference in being shut down by owner and being shut down by Co-Op may be the reason you seem to be being billed for this period.

04-19-2014, 03:56 PM	#7
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,519 Thanks: 58 Thanked 265 Times in 186 Posts	Samiam speaking of that little building on RT 25 when will you be open at least on weekends . I need lobster roll __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

04-20-2014, 08:15 AM	#10
Tired of Waiting Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 519 Thanks: 111 Thanked 259 Times in 107 Posts	Our Nightmare A couple years ago with the lake house shut down, all power shut off, we got a power bill for $1500 for one month: eek: Upon calling the power company we found they issued the bill based on a "estimate" of the power we should have used that month. We demanded an actual reading and they fixed the bill to less than $20 for the month. This house is shut down in November and reopens in May. My sister pays the utility bills for the house from the family general funds and she had paid the bill then called me and asked if I had gone up and stayed the month. She no longer pays strange bills with out asking first. ToW

04-20-2014, 08:59 AM	#11
phoenix Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: phoenix and moultonboro Posts: 1,519 Thanks: 58 Thanked 265 Times in 186 Posts	yes my bill is 26.06 for service all the other items are based on usage. So Samiam is there a number in front of the other items which should have kwh usage so if there is some power was used __________________ it's tough to make predictions specially about the future

04-19-2014, 02:15 PM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,408 Thanks: 719 Thanked 1,380 Times in 956 Posts	I thought they charged you around 20dollars a month whether you use any power or not. Wolfeboro was much cheaper per month at $5. but I am not sure that they didn't just raise that.

04-19-2014, 03:33 PM	#5
Dog's Ear Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Whortleberry Island Posts: 81 Thanks: 130 Thanked 20 Times in 10 Posts	We pay $26.00 a month to NH Co-op during the winter. We shut down all power for the winter.

04-19-2014, 07:26 PM	#8
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,836 Thanks: 326 Thanked 1,626 Times in 562 Posts	You guessed it, Phoenix.........I was talking about the Red Hill Dari building and we turned the water on yesterday. We plan to get the crew down there soon to get open by Mothers day. Maybe earlier if possible. Good idea to have the service shut off and then hooked up in the spring. Never thought of that. Thanks IDT

04-20-2014, 07:14 AM	#9
Lakeboater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 391 Thanks: 20 Thanked 130 Times in 93 Posts	We have NH Elect Co-op also and pay about $26 a month when we don't use any electricity which seems pretty high to me. I called them a few years ago to find out about disconnecting for the winter months and the fee to reconnect was over $100 so it wasn't worth it for us.

04-20-2014, 01:01 PM	#12
wickedtravelah Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Lakes Region (NH) Posts: 70 Thanks: 58 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts	We run the boiler during the winter months.... the bill ranges from $30 to $32 per month. During the spring /summer, it is about $26-$28.