debt_leverage_profile
Debt-to-equity ~1.8x; a 200bps rate rise increases annual interest expense ~$180M, compressing FFO/debt by ~2.5pp
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interest_rate_sensitivity
High sensitivity; ~$9B long-term debt, mostly fixed-rate but ~15% variable; rate spike pressures allowed ROE recovery timeline
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geopolitical_supply_exposure
High intensity; European gas dependency on Russia exposed structural energy security vulnerabilities.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
supply_chain_dependency
1) Chinese-manufactured electrical transformers/grid equipment; 2) Gulf Coast natural gas pipeline infrastructure
Inferred
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international_expansion_readiness
PSNH operates exclusively in New Hampshire; zero international revenue exposure, no sovereign currency devaluation risk
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geographic_footprint
100% domestic U.S. (New Hampshire); no foreign-currency revenue; sovereign devaluation risk is not applicable
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commodity_exposure_profile
High intensity; commodities: Natural Gas, Coal, Uranium, Crude Oil, Copper (grid), Lithium (storage); geopolitical: European gas dependency on Russia exposed structural energy security vulnerabilities.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v1
vendor_lock_dependency_score
ISO-NE (grid operator) is a non-substitutable operational dependency; transformer suppliers are concentrated but not >30% cost
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business_model_type_primary
Regulated electric utility; cloud infrastructure is not operationally critical; SCADA/OT systems run on-premise or private networks
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business_model_type_secondary
Minor cloud dependency for billing/CRM; 30-day termination disruptive but manageable within 90 days via alternative providers
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switching_cost_profile
Low API coupling risk; core operations use proprietary OT/SCADA systems, not third-party APIs; vendor switching feasible
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howey_test_risk_index
Revenue model is regulated utility rates, not an investment contract; Howey Test risk is negligible/not applicable
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regulatory_burden_tier
Very High
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
CCPA limited (NH-based); GDPR not applicable; primary risk is NERC CIP critical infrastructure data compliance, not consumer privacy
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antitrust_exposure_flag
Natural monopoly regulated by NHPUC; antitrust exposure low but rate-setting and grid-access disputes are ongoing regulatory risks
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regulatory_exposure_profile
Very High burden; regimes: FERC, NERC, EPA, NRC, State PUCs, DOE; Rate-case lag and clean-energy mandates compress returns on regulated asset base.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
~95% recurring; residential/commercial electric distribution rates are multi-year tariff-based with near-zero transactional volatility
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monetization_vector
Volumetric kilowatt-hour delivery charges plus fixed customer charges; rate base return model drives ~$500M annual NH revenue
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pricing_architecture
Cost-of-service regulatory model; prices set by NHPUC rate cases every 3-5 years; limited ability to self-adjust pricing under stress
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pricing_power_rating
Moderate; allowed ROE ~9.5% set by regulator; inflation pass-through permitted but lagged, creating 12-18 month margin compression risk
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target_gross_margin_bracket
Regulated utility gross margin ~35-45%; transmission segment higher (~55%), distribution lower (~30%) due to O&M cost allocation
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churn_vulnerability_index
No free-rider risk; captive monopoly service territory; customer churn structurally impossible under regulated utility franchise
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headcount_cost_structure
Sublinear growth; capital investment drives revenue expansion, not headcount; doubling rate base requires ~15-20% headcount increase
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marginal_cost_of_growth
Marginal growth cost is capital-intensive (grid infrastructure ~$600M/yr NH capex) but operationally sublinear on incremental customers
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franchise_compliance_risk
Not a franchise network; regulated by NHPUC under exclusive territory; compliance drift risk replaced by rate-case disallowance risk
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customer_acquisition_metric
At 10x scale, CAC irrelevant (captive territory); unit economics driven by rate base per customer ~$8,000-$10,000 in NH
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network_effect_present
No network effects; grid utility value does not increase with more users; durability of competitive moat is regulatory, not network-based
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asset_efficiency_ratio
AI displacement risk low; field operations, lineworkers, and grid maintenance are physical-labor intensive; AI aids forecasting, not core delivery
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recession_resistance_tier
Tier 1 recession-resistant; essential electricity service with ~95% residential/small-commercial base; volumetric decline <5% in recessions
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customer_segment_primary
Residential customers (~55% of distribution revenue); no single customer >1% of total revenue
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customer_segment_secondary
Commercial & industrial customers (~40% of revenue); large C&I accounts represent concentration risk if manufacturing exits NH
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characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.34 (HIL — ~34% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v1
capital_expenditure_profile
Capital actively reallocating toward grid modernization, EV infrastructure, and storm hardening; legacy fossil fuel capex declining sharply
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sec_cik
CIK 0000080929 (Public Service Company of New Hampshire / Eversource subsidiary); regulatory lag and fuel cost recovery interact to compress near-term margins
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ticker
ES (Eversource parent) trades at ~1.3x regulated book; discount reflects high leverage, NH rate-case uncertainty, and elevated interest rate headwinds
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