{
 "utility": "Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire)",
 "utility_legal_name": "Public Service Co of NH",
 "eia_id": 15472,
 "state": "NH",
 "state_name": "New Hampshire",
 "url": "https://meterwise.app/nh/eversource-public-service-of-new-hampshire/heat-pump-vs-furnace/",
 "markdown_url": "https://meterwise.app/nh/eversource-public-service-of-new-hampshire/heat-pump-vs-furnace/index.md",
 "json_url": "https://meterwise.app/data/v1/utilities/nh/eversource-public-service-of-new-hampshire.json",
 "json_path": "data/v1/utilities/nh/eversource-public-service-of-new-hampshire.json",
 "updated": "2026-11-10",
 "zip_codes_served": 244,
 "quick_answer": "As of November 2026, for a typical 1,800 sq ft heating oil-heated home on Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire) electricity rates in New Hampshire that needs a new furnace and AC: A high-efficiency cold-climate heat pump comes out ahead here even with a high quote: about $32,000 less than a new furnace and AC over 15 years at typical prices, and $2,240 a year less to run.",
 "verdict": "heat pump ahead at any quote",
 "verdict_code": "always",
 "assumptions": {
  "floor_area_sqft": 1800,
  "insulation": "average",
  "scenario": "furnace and AC both need replacing",
  "heating_fuel": "oil",
  "lifetime_years": 15
 },
 "electricity": {
  "price_per_kwh_typical_bill": 0.2444,
  "winter_extra_kwh_price": 0.2246,
  "state_average_per_kwh": 0.2701,
  "vs_state_average_pct": -10,
  "source": "utility tariff (U.S. Utility Rate Database)",
  "tariff": "Residential Service",
  "tariff_effective": "2026-02-01",
  "note": "Electricity: Residential Service tariff for Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire), effective 2026-02-01, from the U.S. Utility Rate Database, applied tier by tier to the extra kWh."
 },
 "climate": {
  "station": "Massabesic Lake",
  "heating_degree_days": 6907,
  "cooling_degree_days": 538,
  "normals": "NOAA 1991-2020"
 },
 "heating_fuel": {
  "default": "oil",
  "price_per_therm_gas": 1.861,
  "local_mix": {
   "electric": 0.106,
   "gas": 0.216,
   "oil": 0.405,
   "other": 0.089,
   "propane": 0.184
  }
 },
 "heat_pump": {
  "option": "High-efficiency cold-climate heat pump",
  "annual_saving_vs_like_for_like": 2241,
  "break_even_quote_gap": 33615
 },
 "options": [
  {
   "id": "like",
   "option": "New oil furnace + new AC",
   "installed_typical": 14918,
   "installed_low": 10166,
   "installed_high": 18343,
   "rebates": 0,
   "energy_cost_per_year": 3517,
   "electricity_kwh_per_year": 1365,
   "fuel_per_year": "532 gallons",
   "total_15_years": 67668
  },
  {
   "id": "hp",
   "option": "Heat pump (replaces both)",
   "installed_typical": 12708,
   "installed_low": 8840,
   "installed_high": 16575,
   "rebates": 0,
   "energy_cost_per_year": 1771,
   "electricity_kwh_per_year": 7886,
   "fuel_per_year": null,
   "total_15_years": 39276
  },
  {
   "id": "hp_cold",
   "option": "High-efficiency cold-climate heat pump",
   "installed_typical": 16575,
   "installed_low": 12155,
   "installed_high": 22100,
   "rebates": 0,
   "energy_cost_per_year": 1276,
   "electricity_kwh_per_year": 5680,
   "fuel_per_year": null,
   "total_15_years": 35710
  }
 ],
 "rebates_checked": false,
 "rebate_programs": [],
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "citation": "MeterWise, \"Heat pump vs. oil furnace and AC on Eversource (Public Service of New Hampshire) rates (NH)\", updated 2026-11-10, https://meterwise.app/nh/eversource-public-service-of-new-hampshire/heat-pump-vs-furnace/"
}