��Waterville Valley Community Power Aggregation

Public Information Meeting

May 6, 2026

Launching June 2026

Agenda

• Presentation by ECM Power LLC
• Public Q & A

ECM Power LLC.

• 8 active programs under management based on individual community goals
• 4 new program launches with savings including Waterville Valley
• 4 program renewals with longer terms and competitive rates
• Customer savings at current rates: $75,000 per month

Community Power and related energy services

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• Town-operated group purchasing program for electricity
• Authorized under RSA 53:E
• Approved
• Select Board February 2023 3-0-0
• Town voters March 2023

Community Power Overview

Authorization

RSA 53-E:3

“Any municipality or county may:

1. Aggregate the retail electric customers within its boundaries who do not opt out of or who consent to being included in an aggregation program.
2. Enter into agreements and provide for energy services, specifically:�The supply of electric power and capacity.”

New Default electricity supply with savings

• New Waterville Valley Default rate 10.468 cents/kWh
• Includes 10% additional renewable energy
• Savings compared to NHEC supply rate

No changes to NHEC services

No change to:

• Electricity delivery
• Response to outages
• Billing
• Electric Assistance Benefits
• Budget billing services

All customers stay with NHEC for utility services

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New electricity supplier and rate

Electricity Supply Rates

• Voluntary renewable energy is from local resources as close to Waterville Valley as possible that qualify for NH Class I RECs
• Default rate adds 10% local renewable energy over the state minimum
• 100% renewable is sourced from resources attached to the NE grid

Renewable Energy

Program Renewals

• Competitive bid for renewal contracts
• Long term goals of stable competitive rates and attractive options
• Customers stay in their selected program option unless they make a change
• Renewal rates are announced at least 30 days in advance

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• Customers on competitive supply with early termination fees
• Call your current supplier before enrolling in the program to avoid potential early termination fees
• Group Net Metering hosts and solar customer with monetary credits (NEM 2.0)
• Net metering customers receiving full kWh credits on their electric bills (NEM 1.0) and Group Net Metering members may participate and receive full benefits

Customers that should not participate

How To:�Opt Out

• Return the opt out card enclosed in your notification letter
• Go online and complete the Opt-Out form at https://ecmpower.com/communities/Waterville-Valley/
• Call the program supplier Direct Energy Services aggregation customer support line (866) 968-8065

• No customer fees to participate or leave the program
• Customers can leave the program any time, effective on their next available meter read date
• Changes made to customer accounts are reflected the month after they are effective

No fees

to participate, change products or leave the program

How To:�Enroll or Change products

• Go online to the program webpage: https://ecmpower.com/communities/Waterville-Valley/ and click the link at the top of the page to ‘Join/Enroll’ or ‘Change Product’
• Call the program supplier Direct Energy Services aggregation customer support line (866) 968-8065

Still have Questions?

Contact:

• Program consultant, Emily Manns, ECM Power LLC, (603) 831-3817, emanns@ecmpower.com
• Program supplier Direct Energy Services aggregation customer support line (866) 968-8065
• https://ecmpower.com/contact-us/

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