Not really knowing what's what on this, but something tells me that a huge company like Walmart could well be able to purchase their electric power from afar, like from Alabama, and avoid the high price of NH power, just paying to transport it over the local lines, or something.
This seems like a reasonable, doable, cost savings, and something that Wal-mart would want to do.
Say-hey ….. pay those wicked NH electric rates …… no way Jethro ….. our Wal-mart store power comes from Alabama, and is powered by Wyoming soft coal …. thas right ….. don't u know it ….. no high NH rates for Wal-mart …… just the transport cost!
https://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/...Coal_Final.pdf ..... "As a rule, Walmart uses the cheapest power it can get." (top of page 18) Probably, almost everyone in New Hampshire would do the same if they could, and use the cheapest power they can get ..... you know a gallon of gasoline, propane, or a unit of electricity is all the same, and the only thing that really matters is the price and reliability.