Maine residential electricity rates

LATEST PUBLISHED OBSERVATION

32.11 USD cents per kWh

The latest covered residential electricity price for Maine is 32.11 USD cents per kilowatt-hour, for Aug 2026. That is 14.1% higher than the same reporting period a year earlier.

Residential revenue per kWh sold. A state or national average; individual bills and tariffs differ. EIA monthly values can be revised.

Official U.S. Energy Information Administration data ↗ · Source checked: 2026-11-08 · Cached official feed

What does electricity usage cost in Maine?

These examples multiply electricity usage by the published average. They are illustrations, not bill quotes; fixed charges, tariff bands and subsidies may affect actual bills.

Monthly electricity usageIllustrative cost in USD
500 kWh160.55 USD
1,000 kWh321.10 USD
1,500 kWh481.65 USD

Maine electricity price history

Prices remain in the source currency so exchange-rate movements do not alter this comparison.

Observation periodUSD cents per kWhSource flag
Aug 202632.11—
Jul 202632.41—
Jun 202629.59—
May 202628.63—
Apr 202628.42—
Mar 202628.31—
Feb 202632.17—
Jan 202630.73—
Dec 202530.32—
Nov 202527.81—
Oct 202526.56—
Sep 202527.88—
Aug 202528.14—
Jul 202527.88—
Jun 202528.06—
May 202527.86—
Apr 202527.90—
Mar 202528.20—
Feb 202526.20—
Jan 202526.07—
Dec 202426.21—
Nov 202425.17—
Oct 202425.78—
Sep 202426.26—
Aug 202423.77—
Jul 202423.15—
Jun 202422.40—
May 202420.94—
Apr 202421.49—
Mar 202423.84—
Feb 202424.80—
Jan 202427.39—
Dec 202327.99—
Nov 202328.46—
Oct 202329.06—
Sep 202326.79—
Aug 202325.37—
Jul 202327.73—
Jun 202327.56—
May 202329.19—
Apr 202328.61—
Mar 202329.37—
Feb 202326.32—
Jan 202324.08—
Dec 202222.44—
Nov 202222.23—
Oct 202222.97—
Sep 202223.17—
Aug 202221.08—
Jul 202222.99—
Jun 202224.11—
May 202225.67—
Apr 202225.29—
Mar 202222.97—
Feb 202220.88—
Jan 202218.27—
Dec 202117.90—
Nov 202118.19—
Oct 202118.17—
Sep 202117.98—
Aug 202117.13—
Jul 202116.37—
Jun 202116.57—
May 202116.61—
Apr 202116.45—
Mar 202116.41—
Feb 202116.23—
Jan 202116.49—
Dec 202016.52—
Nov 202016.48—
Oct 202016.86—
Sep 202017.22—
Aug 202016.83—
Jul 202016.85—
Jun 202016.92—
May 202016.83—
Apr 202016.81—
Mar 202016.56—
Feb 202017.04—
Jan 202016.82—

How are these residential prices measured?

EIA divides residential electricity sales revenue by electricity sold. This represents the average across households and providers in the reported area, rather than a specific utility rate plan. Monthly observations may be revised.

County, city and political district boundaries do not define utility territories. The U.S. local lookup identifies possible providers by address and ZIP; its utility prices are dated 2024 averages.

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