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- Rate 14.29¢ / kWh
- Contract Length 6 mo.
- Effective Date Mar 2023
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Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
Cumberland County has experienced a 21.99% drop throughout the past year in the usage of renewable fuels for electricity generation.
Consumers in the county deal with an average of 0.94 electrical outages a year, with an average of 101.13 minutes per outage.
Cumberland County generates 0 megawatt hours per capita a year from solar energy sources, giving the county a rank of 860th out of 3221 counties in the US for this category.
The county is the 403rd highest generator of electricity out of 3221 counties in the US, producing 2,773,685.53 megawatt hours.
The largest electricity company in Cumberland County by megawatt hours sold is Central Maine Power.
Cumberland County ranks 1st out of 16 counties in the state for total electricity consumption, with its population using 2,591,198.25 megawatt hours.
2,591,198 MWh
8.55 MWh
2,773,686 MWh
162,751 MWh
2,610,934 MWh
9.15 MWh
1,098,759,050 kg
3,625.44 kg
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On average, Portland's residential electricity rate is 19.73 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.58% lower than the average state price of 20.68 cents and 36.47% higher than the national average of 14.46 cents. There has been a 37.71% drop in usage of non-renewable fuel types in the city over the course of the past 12 months. Customers in the city are faced with 0.94 electrical outages per year, with outages lasting around 101.13 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.21 outages at 122.99 minutes each.
Coming in at as the worst ranked city out of 157 cities in the state, Portland emits 276,352,738.3 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,039.77 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Portland is the 5th highest polluting city in Maine. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste, which makes up 30,520.23 megawatt hours (or 54.66%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste with Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (44.72%) and Natural Gas (0.62%), these three fuels account for 100.00% of the city's electricity generation. Portland is home to one power producing plant.
Portland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 8.20 | 54.37 | 55,167 | 4,521,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 8.03 | 54.96 | 27,802 | 2,233,100 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 20.42 | 122.82 | 3,673,275 | 750,048,400 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 16.71 | 68.14 | 10,612 | 1,772,800 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 9.06 | 67.78 | 29,507 | 2,674,400 |
Zips with electric coverage in Portland, Maine include: 04103, 04101, 04102, 04108, 04050, 04109, 04019
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On average, South Portland's residential electricity rate is 19.73 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.58% lower than the average state price of 20.68 cents and 36.47% higher than the national average of 14.46 cents. Central Maine Power sells an estimated 5,634.38 megawatt hours in the city each year, which is more than any other vendor. Fortunately, the city experienced a 0.40% drop in CO2 emissions per capita over the past year.
Electricity use in South Portland creates 67,434,380.56 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 2,544.89 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 8th 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.
South Portland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 8.20 | 54.37 | 55,167 | 4,521,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 8.03 | 54.96 | 27,802 | 2,233,100 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 20.42 | 122.82 | 3,673,275 | 750,048,400 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 16.71 | 68.14 | 10,612 | 1,772,800 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 9.06 | 67.78 | 29,507 | 2,674,400 |
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On average, Westbrook's residential electricity rate is 19.73 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.58% lower than the average state price of 20.68 cents and 36.47% higher than the national average of 14.46 cents. The average residential electric bill for a resident in the city is $114.62 per month, while the nationwide average is $129.86. The city deals with an average of 0.94 electrical outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 101.13 minutes. In contrast, the national average is 1.21 outages per customer and 122.99 minutes each outage.
Electricity use in Westbrook creates 66,894,509.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 5th highest amount of any city in Maine. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 3,279.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 7th ranked city in Maine for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. In Westbrook, Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types utilized for electricity production.
Westbrook residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in July.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 8.20 | 54.37 | 55,167 | 4,521,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 8.03 | 54.96 | 27,802 | 2,233,100 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 20.42 | 122.82 | 3,673,275 | 750,048,400 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 16.71 | 68.14 | 10,612 | 1,772,800 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 9.06 | 67.78 | 29,507 | 2,674,400 |
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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 | 2,437,580 | 934,889,025.14 | 383.53 | ||
Cousins Island CDP | ME | Residual Fuel Oil | 154,780 | 131,982,021.44 | 852.71 | |||
Brunswick HydroBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Brunswick CDP | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 59,417 | ||||
Regional Waste SystemsEcomaine (100.00%) | Portland | ME | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 55,837 | 119,588,212.88 | 2,141.74 | ||
Cumberland County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 39,297 | |||||
Bonny EagleBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Cumberland County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 31,980 | ||||
North GorhamBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | North Windham CDP | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7,012 | ||||
Cape Gas TurbineNextEra Energy (100.00%) | South Portland | ME | Distillate Fuel Oil | 251 | 376,712.05 | 1,500.84 | ||
NaplesNaples Casco Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | Naples CDP | ME | Solar | 75 |
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 1,098,759,049.95 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 3,625.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Cumberland County is the 2214th highest polluting county in the country. Power producing facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 87.89% (or 2,437,926.54 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Residual Fuel Oil (5.15%) and Conventional Hydroelectric (4.96%), these three fuels make up 98.01% of the county electricity generation. Cumberland County is home to 9 electricity producing plants, which is 4th highest in the state.
The largest electricity company in Cumberland County, Maine by total customer count is Central Maine Power.
There are 9 electricity plants located in Cumberland County, Maine
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Central Maine Power | 48,898 |
2 | Electricity Maine | 1,950 |
3 | Ambit Energy | 386 |
4 | Energy Rewards | 375 |
5 | North American Power | 208 |
6 | CN Brown Energy | 194 |
7 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 178 |
8 | ENGIE | 168 |
9 | Clearview Electric | 109 |
10 | XOOM Energy | 61 |
Cumberland County, Maine is home to 16 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.