WattBuy’s Guide to

Electricity in
Maine

The State of Electricity in Maine

Here's the average monthly bill, usage, and carbon footprint of residents in Maine

Average monthly bill

January

$915highest

February

$834

March

$553

April

$352

May

$272

June

$257lowest

July

$285

August

$268

September

$265

October

$306

November

$335

December

$742

Carbon Emissions

438 lbs CO₂

Monthly Usage

1,585 kWh

Where does Maine’s electricity come from?

Maine's energy comes from Natural Gas, Hydroelectric, Wind, and Solar. Natural Gas is the largest source of electricity, providing 31% of Maine's energy. Hydroelectric is the second largest source, making up 26%. Wind provides 24% of the energy in Maine. Solar provides 19% of the energy in Maine.

31%

Natural Gas

26%

Hydroelectric

24%

Wind

19%

Solar

Solar energy in Maine

The state of solar in Maine

Solar power is on the rise, helping homeowners save on their electricity bills and power their homes sustainably.

629 kWh

Energy generated by average sized system

$12,090

Average system cost

(after federal incentive)

7 years

Payback period

Learn More about solar

Net Metering Available

Get paid for the extra solar you produce

Net metering policies in Maine can help solar panel owners save money and reduce their carbon footprint. When your solar panels generate more electricity than you use, you can send the excess back to the grid and receive credit on your next bill. Just something to keep in mind when considering solar panels.

Electricity Providers in Maine

There are a variety of electricity plans available to residents of Maine. The following companies provide electricity plans in the state:

Electricity Maine

Maine Public Service Co Rates

Maine Public Service Co has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
HOME ECO RATE Time-Of-Use	TOU	5¢ to 13¢
Residential Service	Fixed	12¢
HOME ECO RATE WITH BONUS METER Time-Of-Use	TOU	3¢ to 46¢
HOME HEATING ECO RATE (NEW INSTALLATIONS)	Fixed	3¢ to 12¢
HOME HEATING ECO RATE	Fixed	3¢ to 12¢

CMP Rates

CMP has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE	Fixed	13¢
RESIDENTIAL LOAD MANAGEMENT SERVICE	TOU	2¢ to 23¢
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE	Fixed	1¢ to 25¢
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE - TIME-OF-USE	TOU	9¢ to 17¢
RESIDENTIAL SERVICE – ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY RATE	Fixed	10¢

Van Buren Light & Power Dist Rates

Van Buren Light & Power Dist has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
Residential Rate	Fixed	10¢

Madison Electric Works Rates

Madison Electric Works has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type
ETS (Electric Heat Thermal Storage) Rate	Fixed
Residential	Fixed

Versant Power Rates

Versant Power has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
HOME ECO RATE (Time-Of-Use)	TOU	8¢ to 17¢
HOME ECO RATE WITH BONUS METER (Time-of-Use)	TOU	6¢ to 50¢
RESIDENCE SERVICE RATE	Fixed	16¢
RESIDENCE WATER HEATING RATE	Fixed	16¢
HOME HEATING ECO RATE	Fixed	6¢ to 16¢

Houlton Water Company Rates

Houlton Water Company has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
GENERAL RESIDENTIAL SERVICE	Fixed	13¢ to 16¢

Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc Rates

Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
Residential Peak Period Service	Fixed	33¢
Residential Service	Fixed	36¢

Matinicus Plantation Elec Co Rates

Matinicus Plantation Elec Co has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
Residential Service	Fixed	30¢

Kennebunk Light & Power Dist Rates

Kennebunk Light & Power Dist has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
Residential Service	Fixed	8¢ to 12¢

Eastern Maine Electric Coop Rates

Eastern Maine Electric Coop has several different electricity rates for residential customers, as shown in the table below.

Rate Name	Rate Type	Cost Per kWh
Seasonal Residential Service	Fixed	7¢ to 15¢
Residential Service	Fixed	7¢ to 15¢

Learn About Electricity in These Maine Cities

Abbot Acton Adamstown Twp Addison Albany Twp Albion Alexander Alfred Allagash Alna Alton Amherst Amity Andover Anson Appleton Argyle Twp Arrowsic Arundel Ashland Athens Atkinson Auburn Augusta Aurora Avon Bailey Island Baileyville Bancroft Bangor Bar Harbor Baring Plt Barnard Twp Bass Harbor Bath Beals Beaver Cove Beddington Belfast Belgrade Belgrade Lakes Belmont Benedicta Benton Bernard Berwick Bethel Biddeford Biddeford Pl Biddeford Pool Big Lake Twp Bingham Birch Harbor Blaine Blanchard Twp Blue Hill Boothbay Boothbay Harbor Bowdoin Bowdoinham Bowerbank Bradford Bradley Bremen Brewer Bridgewater Bridgton Brighton Plt Bristol Brooklin Brooks Brooksville Brookton Brownfield Brownville Brunswick Bryant Pond Buckfield Bucksport Burlington Burnham Buxton Byron Calais Cambridge Camden Canaan Canton Cape Elizabeth Cape Neddick Caratunk Caribou Carmel Carrabassett Valley Carroll Plt Carrying Place Town Twp Carthage Cary Plt Casco Castine Castle Hill Caswell Cathance Twp Cedar Lake Twp Centerville Chamberlain Chapman Charleston Charlotte Chebeague Island Chelsea Cherryfield Chester Chesterville China China Village Cliff Island Clifton Clinton Coburn Gore Codyville Plt Columbia Columbia Falls Concord Twp Connor Twp Cooper Coplin Plt Corea Corinna Corinth Cornish Cornville Cranberry Isles Crawford Cross Lake Twp Crystal Cumberland Cumberland Center Cumberland Foreside Cushing Cushing Island Cutler Cyr Plt Dallas Plt Damariscotta Danforth Dayton Dead River Twp Deblois Dedham Deer Isle Denmark Dennistown Dennysville Derby Detroit Dexter Diamond Cove Dixfield Dixmont Dover Foxcroft Dresden Drew Plt Durham Dyer Brook E Waterboro Eagle Lake East Andover East Baldwin East Boothbay East Machias East Millinocket East Moxie Twp East Waterboro Eastbrook Easton Eastport Ebeemee Twp Eddington Edgecomb Edinburg Edmunds Twp Eliot Elliottsville Twp Ellsworth Embden Enfield Etna Eustis Exeter Fairfield Falmouth Farmingdale Farmington Fayette Fletchers Landing Twp Forest City Twp Fort Fairfield Fort Kent Frankfort Franklin Freedom Freeman Twp Freeport Frenchboro Frenchtown Twp Frenchtwn Twp Frenchville Friendship Frye Island Fryeburg Gardiner Garfield Plt Garland Georgetown Gilead Glenburn Gorham Gouldsboro Grand Isle Grand Lake Stream Grand Lk Strm Gray Great Diamond Island Great Pond Greenbush Greene Greenfield Twp Greenlaw Chopping Twp Greenville Greenville Junction Greenwood Grindstone Twp Guilford Hallowell Hamlin Hammond Hampden Hancock Hanover Harborside Harmony Harpswell Harrington Harrison Hartford Hartland Haynesville Hebron Hermon Hersey Herseytown Twp Highland Plt Hinckley Hiram Hodgdon Holden Hollis Center Hope Houlton Howland Hudson Indian Purchase Twp Industry Island Falls Isle Au Haut Islesboro Islesford Jackman Jackson Jay Jefferson Jim Pond Twp Johnson Mountain Twp Jonesboro Jonesport Kenduskeag Kennebunk Kennebunkport Kingfield Kingman Kingman Twp Kingsbury Plt Kittery Kittery Point Knox Lagrange Lake View Plt Lakeville Lambert Lake Lamoine Lang Twp Lebanon Lee Leeds Levant Lewiston Lexington Twp Liberty Lily Bay Twp Limerick Limestone Limington Lincoln Lincolnville Linneus Lisbon Lisbon Falls Litchfield Little Deer Isle Littleton Livermore Livermore Falls Long A Twp Long Island Long Pond Twp Lovell Lowell Lubec Ludlow Lyman Machias Machiasport Macwahoc Plt Madawaska Madison Madrid Twp Manchester Mapleton Mariaville Marion Twp Mars Hill Marshfield Masardis Mason Twp Matinicus Mattamiscontis Twp Mattawamkeag Maxfield Mayfield Twp Mechanic Falls Meddybemps Medford Medway Mercer Merrill Mexico Milbridge Milford Millinocket Milo Milton Twp Minot Molunkus Twp Monhegan Monmouth Monroe Monson Monticello Montville Moose River Moro Plt Morrill Moscow Mount Chase Mount Desert Mount Vernon Moxie Gore Moxie Gore Twp N Waterboro Naples Nashville Plt New Canada New Gloucester New Harbor New Limerick New Portland New Sharon New Sweden New Vineyard Newagen Newburgh Newcastle Newfield Newport Newry Nobleboro Norridgewock North Anson North Berwick North Bridgton North Haven North Monmouth North Waterboro North Yarmouth Northeast Harbor Northfield Northport Norway Oakfield Oakland Ocean Park Ogunquit Old Orchard Beach Old Town Oquossoc Orient Orland Orneville Twp Orono Orrington Orrs Island Osborn Otis Otisfield Owls Head Oxbow Oxford Palermo Palmyra Paris Parkman Parlin Pond Twp Parsonsfield Passadumkeag Patten Peaks Island Pemaquid Pembroke Penobscot Perham Perkins Twp Perry Peru Phillips Phippsburg Pine Point Pittsfield Pittston Pittston Academy Grant Twp Pleasant Ridge Plt Plymouth Plymouth Twp Poland Portage Portage Lake Porter Portland Pownal Prentiss Twp Presque Isle Princeton Prospect Prospect Harbor Randolph Rangeley Raymond Readfield Reed Plt Richmond Ripley Robbinston Rockland Rockport Rockwood Rome Roque Bluffs Round Pond Roxbury Rumford S Gardiner Sabattus Saco Saint Agatha Saint Albans Saint David Saint Francis Saint George Saint John Plt Salem Twp Sandy River Plt Sanford Sangerville Sargentville Scarborough Seal Cove Seal Harbor Searsmont Searsport Sebago Sebec Seboeis Plt Sedgwick Shapleigh Sheridan Sherman Shirley Shirley Mills Sidney Silver Ridge Twp Sinclair Skowhegan Smithfield Smyrna Mills Solon Somerville Sorrento South Berwick South Bristol South China South Gardiner South Harpswell South Paris South Portland South Thomaston Southport Southwest Harbor Springfield Springvale Spruce Head St David St John Plt Stacyville Standish Starks Steep Falls Stetson Steuben Stillwater Stockholm Stockton Springs Stoneham Stonington Stow Stratton Strong Sullivan Sumner Surry Swans Island Swanville Sweden Temple Tenants Harbor The Forks Plt Thomaston Thorndike Tomhegan Twp Topsfield Topsham Trenton Trescott Twp Trevett Troy Turner Union Unity Upton Van Buren Vanceboro Vassalboro Veazie Verona Island Vienna Vinalhaven Wade Waite Waldo Waldoboro Wales Wallagrass Walpole Waltham Warren Washburn Washington Waterboro Waterford Waterville Wayne Webster Plt Weld Wellington Wells Wesley West Baldwin West Bath West Boothbay Harbor West Enfield West Forks West Gardiner West Newfield West Paris West Tremont Westbrook Westfield Westmanland Weston Westport Island Whitefield Whiting Whitneyville Williamsburg Twp Willimantic Wilton Windham Windsor Winn Winslow Winter Harbor Winterport Winterville Plt Winthrop Wiscasset Woodland Woodland Washington County Woodstock Woodville Woolwich Yarmouth York

Get Personalized Power Recommendations

Enter your address and WattBuy's proprietary energy estimation model will find the best electricity options for your home

Electricity in Maine