NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.ANDPUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE d/b/a EVERSOURCE ENERGY
ORDER No. 25, 985
DE 17-001
New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission
February 3, 2017
Joint
Petition to Alter Franchise Areas in Sandown, New Hampshire
Order
Nisi Approving Franchise Boundary Change
In this
Order Nisi, the Commission grants a Joint Petition
of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative and Eversource Energy
to alter their franchise areas in the Town of Sandown, New
Hampshire, to allow service to several customers at a lower
overall cost.
I.
INTRODUCTION
On
January 3, 2017, the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative, Inc.
(NHEC), and Public Service Company of New Hampshire d/b/a
Eversource Energy (Eversource) filed a Joint Petition with
the Commission requesting a change in their franchise areas
in Sandown, New Hampshire, to accommodate a request by
Eversource to have NHEC provide electric service to the
Marchetti residence off Phillips Pond Road. The Joint
Petitioners state that the public interest would be served
best by changing the franchise areas as requested because
that would allow NHEC to serve all the lots abutting Phillips
Pond Road, including lot 11 and 11-7, which are owned by the
Marchetti family. Joint Petition at 1-2. The Joint Petition
includes an aerial photograph and two maps. Id. at
4-6. The first map shows the lot lines of the parcels along
Phillips Pond Road and the second is the franchise map. Both
maps show the current and proposed franchise boundary lines.
In a
letter dated January 30, 2017, NHEC stated that currently all
existing customers on Phillips Pond Road, with the exception
of the Marchetti residence, are already being served by NHEC.
NHEC stated that at the time some services along Phillips
Pond Road were established it was believed that the loop in
the road lay entirely within NHEC's franchise territory.
NHEC concluded that while the proposed franchise adjustment
will result in several partial lots and three complete lots
changing franchises (from Eversource to NHEC) only the
Marchetti residence will switch to a new service provider.
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