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Cumberland County, Maine Electricity Overview
Averaging production of 9.44 megawatt hours per citizen a year, Cumberland County is 7 out of 16 counties in generation per capita in the state.
Residents of Cumberland County are paying, on average, 61.83% more per kilowatt hour used at home than the national average, at 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.02 cents per kilowatt hour.
Cumberland County ranks 357th out of 3230 counties in the United States for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 2,671,864.74 of the county's 2,902,030 megawatt hours coming from those fuel types.
Cumberland County has seen a 19.56% increase in hydroelectric power production during the course of the past 12 months.
Cumberland County uses non-renewable fuel sources to produce 8.69 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 466th highest county in the country for non-renewable generation per capita.
Cumberland County is 804th in the United States out of 3230 counties in solar power generation, with 4,981 megawatt hours produced from solar energy.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
2,469,078 MWh
Consumption per Capita
8.03 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
2,902,030 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
230,165 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
2,671,865 MWh
Production per Capita
9.44 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
989,617,168 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,218.78 kg
Recent Energy News in Portland
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 851 positions to 24,288th, from last year's value of 25,139th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 326 positions to 24,508th, from last year's value of 24,182nd
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 173 positions to 24,288th, from last month's value of 24,461st
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 31 positions to 24,508th, from last month's value of 24,477th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 16.73% to 27.66 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 23.7 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate decreased by 7.32% to 24.22 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 26.13 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate decreased by 4.71% to 24.22 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 25.41 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 115th, from last year's value of 114th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate decreased by 0.57% to 27.66 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 27.82 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 114th, from last year's value of 115th
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 114th, from last month's value of 115th
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 866 positions to 25,320th, from last year's value of 24,454th
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 280 positions to 24,837th, from last month's value of 25,117th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 59 positions to 25,320th, from last month's value of 25,261st
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 130 positions to 24,837th, from last year's value of 24,707th
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 102 positions to 53rd, from last year's value of 155th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 27.23% to 25.4 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 19.96 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate increased by 8.31% to 24.08 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 22.23 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 0.61% to 25.4 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 25.24 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate increased by 1.19% to 24.08 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 23.8 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate state rank dropped by 1 position to 53rd, from last month's value of 52nd
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Portland, the industrial electricity rate national rank increased by 703 positions to 24,819th, from last year's value of 25,522nd
- In Portland, the industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 244 positions to 24,819th, from last month's value of 24,575th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 63 positions to 24,235th, from last year's value of 24,172nd
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate national rank dropped by 16 positions to 24,235th, from last month's value of 24,219th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 8.66% to 21.99 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 20.24 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the industrial electricity rate increased by 9.45% to 25.41 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 23.22 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the industrial electricity rate increased by 4.78% to 25.41 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 24.26 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity rate increased by 0.44% to 21.99 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 21.89 ¢ / kWh
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank increased by 340 positions to 337th, from last year's value of 677th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production increased by 39.86% to 69.88 MWhs, from last year's value of 49.97 MWhs
- In Portland, the natural gas production decreased by 80.42% to 36.16 MWhs, from last month's value of 184.7 MWhs
- In Portland, the natural gas production decreased by 65% to 36.16 MWhs, from last year's value of 103.32 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production decreased by 6.23% to 69.88 MWhs, from last month's value of 74.52 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank increased by 2 positions to 4th, from last year's value of 6th
- In Portland, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 311th, from last month's value of 306th
- In Portland, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 3 positions to 311th, from last year's value of 308th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank dropped by 1 position to 337th, from last month's value of 336th
- In Portland, the natural gas production state rank dropped by 1 position to 4th, from last year's value of 3rd
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 272 positions to 442nd, from last year's value of 714th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 90.33% to 6,814.77 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,580.54 MWhs
- In Portland, the total production national rank dropped by 50 positions to 432nd, from last year's value of 382nd
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 11 positions to 5th, from last year's value of 16th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank dropped by 5 positions to 442nd, from last month's value of 437th
- In Portland, the total production national rank dropped by 9 positions to 432nd, from last month's value of 423rd
- In Portland, the total production increased by 6.74% to 7,369 MWhs, from last year's value of 6,904 MWhs
- In Portland, the total production decreased by 4.85% to 7,369 MWhs, from last month's value of 7,745 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank dropped by 1 position to 5th, from last month's value of 4th
- In Portland, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 4th, from last year's value of 5th
- In Portland, the total production state rank increased by 1 position to 4th, from last month's value of 5th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production decreased by 0.31% to 6,814.77 MWhs, from last month's value of 6,836.15 MWhs
Electricity Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 91.04% to 3,709.68 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,941.81 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 6 positions to 31st, from last year's value of 37th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 7.82% to 4,032.92 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,740.3 MWhs
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 4 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 31st
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 3.01% to 4,032.92 MWhs, from last month's value of 4,158.1 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 1 position to 31st, from last month's value of 32nd
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 2 positions to 27th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 0.25% to 3,709.68 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,718.9 MWhs
Electricity Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 91.04% to 3,035.2 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,588.76 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 6 positions to 31st, from last year's value of 37th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 7.83% to 3,299.92 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,060.38 MWhs
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 4 positions to 27th, from last year's value of 31st
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 3.01% to 3,299.92 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,402.2 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 1 position to 31st, from last month's value of 32nd
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 2 positions to 27th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 0.25% to 3,035.2 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,042.73 MWhs
Electricity Emission from Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission increased by 76.71% to 5876780.915384616 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3325627.130769231 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 8 positions to 28th, from last year's value of 36th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission increased by 4.86% to 5827112.2 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 5556826.2 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 3 positions to 26th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 1 position to 28th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 2 positions to 26th, from last year's value of 28th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.78% to 5827112.2 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 5872734.3 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.23% to 5876780.915384616 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 5890316.146153847 CO2 equivalent kgs
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 145 positions to 246th, from last year's value of 391st
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission increased by 75.95% to 13137403.721538462 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 7466376.436923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the total emission national rank increased by 26 positions to 214th, from last month's value of 240th
- In Portland, the total emission national rank increased by 11 positions to 214th, from last year's value of 225th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission state rank increased by 2 positions to 3rd, from last year's value of 5th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 2 positions to 246th, from last month's value of 248th
- In Portland, the total emission increased by 3.68% to 12985958.34 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 12524738.36 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the total emission decreased by 1.37% to 12985958.34 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 13166267.96 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the total emission state rank increased by 1 position to 3rd, from last year's value of 4th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 0.27% to 13137403.721538462 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 13172329.964615384 CO2 equivalent kgs
Electricity Emission from Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission increased by 76.71% to 7182714.4 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 4064636.776923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 8 positions to 28th, from last year's value of 36th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission increased by 4.86% to 7121491.9 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 6791434.600000001 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 3 positions to 26th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 1 position to 28th, from last month's value of 29th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 2 positions to 26th, from last year's value of 28th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.78% to 7121491.9 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 7177544.5 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.23% to 7182714.4 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 7199305.523076923 CO2 equivalent kgs
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank increased by 327 positions to 334th, from last year's value of 661st
- In Portland, the natural gas emission decreased by 78.83% to 37354.240000000005 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 176477.56 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the natural gas emission decreased by 67.8% to 37354.240000000005 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 115989.16 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission decreased by 5.8% to 77908.40615384615 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 82708.2953846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the natural gas emission national rank dropped by 13 positions to 312th, from last month's value of 299th
- In Portland, the natural gas emission national rank dropped by 6 positions to 312th, from last year's value of 306th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission increased by 2.36% to 77908.40615384615 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 76112.52923076923 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission state rank increased by 2 positions to 4th, from last year's value of 6th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank increased by 1 position to 334th, from last month's value of 335th
- In Portland, the natural gas emission state rank dropped by 1 position to 4th, from last year's value of 3rd
Portland Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for February, 2024
24.22¢ per kWh
- 4.71% lower than last month
- 7.32% lower than February last year
- 2.52% lower than the Maine average
- 48.61% higher than the US average
- 114th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 24,288th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 173 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 851 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
27.66¢ per kWh
- 0.57% lower than last month
- 16.73% higher than February last year
- 0.43% higher than the Maine average
- 63.31% higher than the US average
- 115th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 24,508th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 31 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 326 since February last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$156.42 per month
- 2.06% lower than last month
- 16.7% lower than February last year
- 0.49% lower than the Maine average
- 24.77% higher than the US average
- 115th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 40 since February last year
- 19,943rd in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 3,630 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5,580 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$153.31 per month
- 1.68% lower than last month
- 11.16% higher than February last year
- 1.57% higher than the Maine average
- 15.68% higher than the US average
- 115th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 40 since February last year
- 20,681st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 163 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 5,764 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
24.08¢ per kWh
- 1.19% higher than last month
- 8.31% higher than February last year
- 4.93% higher than the Maine average
- 76.84% higher than the US average
- 53rd in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 102 since February last year
- 24,837th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 280 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 130 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
25.4¢ per kWh
- 0.61% higher than last month
- 27.23% higher than February last year
- 10.04% higher than the Maine average
- 79.86% higher than the US average
- 155th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 25,320th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 59 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 866 since February last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$441.81 per month
- 13.79% higher than last month
- 0.44% higher than February last year
- 3.49% higher than the Maine average
- 73.59% lower than the US average
- 115th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 39 since February last year
- 9,531st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 4,227 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 739 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$421.16 per month
- 0.04% higher than last month
- 9.72% higher than February last year
- 6.28% higher than the Maine average
- 74.36% lower than the US average
- 155th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 7,328th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,651 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for February, 2024
25.41¢ per kWh
- 9.45% higher than last month
- 4.78% higher than February last year
- 13.75% higher than the Maine average
- 157.93% higher than the US average
- 155th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 24,819th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 244 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 703 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
21.99¢ per kWh
- 0.44% higher than last month
- 8.66% higher than February last year
- 13.68% higher than the Maine average
- 115.49% higher than the US average
- 155th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 24,235th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 16 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 63 since February last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for February, 2024
$1,532.63 per month
- 18.91% higher than last month
- 16.59% lower than February last year
- 71.08% lower than the Maine average
- 95% lower than the US average
- 103rd in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 4,157th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1,725 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,077 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$1,348.37 per month
- 1.85% lower than last month
- 0.52% lower than February last year
- 69.62% lower than the Maine average
- 96.04% lower than the US average
- 104th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 1,134th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 171 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 106 since February last year
Portland Electricity Production and Emission Data
Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for February, 2024
7,369 MWh
- 4.85% lower than last month
- 6.74% higher than February last year
- 4.88% higher than the Maine average
- 68.17% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 36 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 432nd in the US out of 2,738 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 9 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 50 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from All
6,814.77 MWh
- 0.31% lower than last month
- 90.33% higher than February last year
- 9.93% lower than the Maine average
- 73.5% lower than the US average
- 5th in the state out of 36 cities
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 11 since February last year
- 442nd in the US out of 2,738 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 272 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for February, 2024
12,985,958.34 MWh
- 3.68% higher than last month
- 1.37% lower than February last year
- 331.31% higher than the Maine average
- 34.48% higher than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 36 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since February last year
- 214th in the US out of 2,699 cities
- The national rank has increased by 26 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 11 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All
13,137,403.72 MWh
- 0.27% lower than last month
- 75.95% higher than February last year
- 297.49% higher than the Maine average
- 12.74% higher than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 36 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 246th in the US out of 2,699 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 145 since February last year
Average Electricity Production from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024
36.16 MWh
- 80.42% lower than last month
- 65% lower than February last year
- 99.83% lower than the Maine average
- 99.91% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 311th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 3 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Natural Gas
69.88 MWh
- 6.23% lower than last month
- 39.86% higher than February last year
- 99.7% lower than the Maine average
- 99.84% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 337th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 340 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for February, 2024
5,827,112.2 MWh
- 4.86% higher than last month
- 0.78% lower than February last year
- 53.03% higher than the Maine average
- 44.82% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 26th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
5,876,780.92 MWh
- 0.23% lower than last month
- 76.71% higher than February last year
- 42.52% higher than the Maine average
- 48.18% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 28th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 8 since February last year
Average Electricity Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for February, 2024
4,032.92 MWh
- 3.01% lower than last month
- 7.82% higher than February last year
- 82.98% higher than the Maine average
- 47.06% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 27th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
3,709.68 MWh
- 0.25% lower than last month
- 91.04% higher than February last year
- 75.8% higher than the Maine average
- 55.08% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 31st in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6 since February last year
Average Electricity Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for February, 2024
3,299.92 MWh
- 3.01% lower than last month
- 7.83% higher than February last year
- 82.98% higher than the Maine average
- 47.05% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 27th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 4 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
3,035.2 MWh
- 0.25% lower than last month
- 91.04% higher than February last year
- 75.8% higher than the Maine average
- 55.08% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 31st in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 6 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for February, 2024
7,121,491.9 MWh
- 4.86% higher than last month
- 0.78% lower than February last year
- 53.03% higher than the Maine average
- 44.82% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 26th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 3 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
7,182,714.4 MWh
- 0.23% lower than last month
- 76.71% higher than February last year
- 42.52% higher than the Maine average
- 48.18% lower than the US average
- 1st in the state out of 2 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since February last year
- 28th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 8 since February last year
Average Electricity Emission from Natural Gas Fuel Types for February, 2024
37,354.24 MWh
- 78.83% lower than last month
- 67.8% lower than February last year
- 99.53% lower than the Maine average
- 99.74% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has dropped by 1 since February last year
- 312th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 13 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 6 since February last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Natural Gas
77,908.41 MWh
- 5.8% lower than last month
- 2.36% higher than February last year
- 99.12% lower than the Maine average
- 99.56% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since February last year
- 334th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 327 since February last year
Portland, ME Electricity Overview
On average, Portland's residential electricity rate is 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.78% lower than the average state price of 27.51 cents and 61.83% higher than the national average of 16.02 cents. There has been a 101.92% increase in the use of renewable fuels (think solar, wind or hydro power) in Portland over the last year. It's great to see these fuels slowly replace nonrenewable fuels like coal and oil. Non-renewable fuel types are used to generate 45,290.74 megawatt hours in the city, which is 55.44% of the city's total production.
Coming in at as the worst ranked city out of 157 cities in the state, Portland emits 276,505,652.49 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,041.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Portland is the 4th highest polluting city in Maine. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste, which makes up 44,485.59 megawatt hours (or 54.46%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste with Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (44.56%) and Natural Gas (0.99%), these three fuels account for 100.00% of the city's electricity generation. Portland is home to one power producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Portland
Portland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Portland, Maine
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.36 | 78.41 | 40,449 | 5,000,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 9.68 | 61.83 | 32,948 | 3,191,000 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 27.49 | 153.07 | 3,428,274.33 | 942,491,375 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 19.24 | 72.51 | 5,046 | 971,000 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 13.82 | 80.34 | 12,504 | 1,727,700 |
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South Portland, ME Electricity Overview
On average, South Portland's residential electricity rate is 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.78% lower than the average state price of 27.51 cents and 61.83% higher than the national average of 16.02 cents. Selling an estimated 5,093.61 megawatt hours, Central Maine Power is the largest vendor in the city. The city deals with an average of 0.91 power outages per consumer each year. These outages are an average of 94.41 minutes. In comparison, the nationwide average is 1.27 outages per consumer and 137.24 minutes per outage.
Electricity use in South Portland creates 54,300,194.8 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 5th highest amount of any city in Maine. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 2,054.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 10th ranked city in Maine for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. In South Portland, Distillate Fuel Oil makes up 100.00% of the fuel types utilized for electricity production.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in South Portland
South Portland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in South Portland, Maine
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.36 | 78.41 | 40,449 | 5,000,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 9.68 | 61.83 | 32,948 | 3,191,000 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 27.49 | 153.07 | 3,428,274.33 | 942,491,375 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 19.24 | 72.51 | 5,046 | 971,000 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 13.82 | 80.34 | 12,504 | 1,727,700 |
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Westbrook, ME Electricity Overview
On average, Westbrook's residential electricity rate is 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.78% lower than the average state price of 27.51 cents and 61.83% higher than the national average of 16.02 cents. There has been a 21.98% decline in the use of renewable fuels (such as solar, wind or hydro power) in Westbrook over the last year. It's unfortunate to see these fuels not used more in place of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. The city produces 15,759 megawatt hours, which is 0.60% of their total number of megawatt hours produced, from renewable fuels
Electricity use in Westbrook creates 60,465,014.32 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 4th highest amount of any city in Maine. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 3,012.11 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 7th ranked city in Maine for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. The city is home to 2 electricity generation plants, which is the 6th highest for a city in the state. In Westbrook, Natural Gas makes up 99.40% of the fuel sources used in electricity generation.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Westbrook
Westbrook residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Westbrook, Maine
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.36 | 78.41 | 40,449 | 5,000,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 9.68 | 61.83 | 32,948 | 3,191,000 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 27.49 | 153.07 | 3,428,274.33 | 942,491,375 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 19.24 | 72.51 | 5,046 | 971,000 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 13.82 | 80.34 | 12,504 | 1,727,700 |
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Electricity Production in Cumberland County, Maine
Power Plants in Cumberland County, Maine
Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
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Westbrook Energy Center Power PlantCalpine (100.00%) | Westbrook | ME | Natural Gas | 2,606,880 | 983,670,797.34 | 377.34 | ||
Brunswick HydroBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Brunswick CDP | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 86,997 | ||||
Regional Waste SystemsEcomaine (100.00%) | Portland | ME | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 81,688 | 157,619,980.42 | 1,929.54 | ||
Bonny EagleBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Cumberland County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 39,811 | ||||
Cumberland County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 37,596 | |||||
Cousins Island CDP | ME | Residual Fuel Oil | 19,413 | 21,423,689.57 | 1,103.57 | |||
S D Warren WestbrookDichotomy Power, LLC (100.00%) | Westbrook | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15,759 | ||||
North GorhamBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | North Windham CDP | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8,624 | ||||
NaplesNaples Casco Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | Naples CDP | ME | Solar | 3,357 | ||||
SCS Harpswell 012903 Brunswick, LLCSol Systems (100.00%) | Brunswick CDP | ME | Solar | 1,624 | ||||
Cape Gas TurbineNextEra Energy (100.00%) | South Portland | ME | Distillate Fuel Oil | 281 | 431,533.47 | 1,535.71 |
Cumberland County, Maine Details
Cumberland County is the worst ranked county in the state out of 16 when it comes to total emissions from electricity consumption, with the county emitting 989,617,168.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 3,218.78 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Cumberland County is the 2254th highest polluting county in the country. Power producing facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 89.86% (or 2,607,685.15 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Conventional Hydroelectric (6.51%) and Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (1.53%), these three fuels make up 97.90% of the county electricity generation. Cumberland County is home to 11 electricity producing plants, which is 5th highest in the state.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest provider in Cumberland County, Maine?
The largest electricity company in Cumberland County, Maine by total customer count is Central Maine Power.
How many power plants are located within Cumberland County, Maine?
There are 11 electricity plants located in Cumberland County, Maine
What electricity companies offer service in Cumberland County, Maine?
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
---|---|---|
1 | Central Maine Power | 49,295 |
2 | Electricity Maine | 1,379 |
3 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 957 |
4 | Energy Rewards | 330 |
5 | Ambit Energy | 296 |
6 | CN Brown Energy | 244 |
7 | North American Power | 128 |
8 | ENGIE | 92 |
9 | First Point Power | 75 |
10 | Clearview Electric | 56 |
How many electric companies offer service in Cumberland County, Maine?
Cumberland County, Maine is home to 17 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.