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Electricity prices in Maine

What homes in Maine pay for electricity, from EIA.

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Average price
29.3¢ a kWh
Up 10% on a year ago
Average bill
$156 a month
Up 9.0% on a year ago
Average use
532 kWh
A month. US 870 kWh
Price rank
4 of 51
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to July 2026, Maine homes paid 29.3¢ a kWh, against a US average of 18.0¢.

Maine vs the US

MaineUS
Average price, 12 months to July 202629.3¢18.0¢
Price in July 202632.4¢18.3¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$156$156
Bill in July 2026$143$212
Average monthly use532 kWh870 kWh
Price change, past year+10%+6.6%
Price change since 2019+64%+38%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month. Bills peak in summer and winter.

Up to and including July 2026

Source: EIA Electric Power Monthly. EIA's own method for its average bill table.

Natural gas price

Average residential price a thousand cubic feet, by month. Summer prices are high because fixed charges are spread over little gas.

Up to and including June 2026

Source: EIA Natural Gas Monthly.

Utilities in Maine

Past 12 months, utilities with 10,000 homes or more. These utilities serve 92% of homes in Maine; smaller utilities serve the rest.

Central Maine PowerInvestor-owned28.8¢+10.0%$156554,761
Versant PowerInvestor-owned32.7¢+12%$156133,308
Eastern Maine Electric CooperativeCooperative21.7¢+20%$11310,801

Heating fuels in Maine: heating oil, propane.