Cumberland County, ME: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

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Cumberland County, Maine Electricity Overview

With 307,451 citizens within its borders and 2,692,240 megawatt hours produced a year, Cumberland County has a per capita production rate of 8.76 megawatt hours. This is the 959th largest megawatt hour per capita amount in the nation.

When calculating by customer count, Central Maine Power is the largest electricity supplier in Cumberland County.

At an average residential rate of 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the nationwide average 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour, residents of Cumberland County pay a 61.83% markup from the nationwide average rate.

Cumberland County has a population of 307,451 citizens.

There was a 4.26% decrease in CO2 emissions per capita within the previous year in Cumberland County.

Cumberland County produces 229,758.19 megawatt hours of electricity from sustainable fuel sources. This ranks Cumberland County 9th in the state out of 16 counties for total sustainable electricity production.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    2,492,530 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    8.11 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    2,692,240 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    229,758 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    2,462,482 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    8.76 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    1,046,814,313 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    3,404.82 kg

Portland, ME Electricity Overview

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On average, Portland's residential electricity rate is 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.63% lower than the average state price of 27.46 cents and 61.83% higher than the national average of 16.01 cents. There has been a 106.97% 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 44,790.81 megawatt hours in the city, which is 55.45% of the city's total production.

Coming in at as the worst ranked city out of 157 cities in the state, Portland emits 281,233,768.55 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,110.4 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this calculation Portland is the 3rd highest polluting city in Maine. Electricity facilities in the city most often use Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste, which makes up 43,988.41 megawatt hours (or 54.45%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste with Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (44.55%) 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:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.304/kWh$0.143/kWh$190.14/mo.$65.08/mo.
15th27.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Portland
54th$154.99Average residential monthly electricity bill for Portland Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Portland, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ambit EnergyENERGY12.3678.4140,4495,000,000
CN Brown EnergyENERGY9.6861.8332,9483,191,000
Central Maine PowerBUNDLED26.83153.353,537,460.06948,972,490
Clearview ElectricENERGY19.2472.515,046971,000
ENGIEENERGY13.8280.3412,5041,727,700

Zips with electric coverage in Portland, Maine include: 04103, 04101, 04102, 04108, 04050, 04109, 04019

South Portland, ME Electricity Overview

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On average, South Portland's residential electricity rate is 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.63% lower than the average state price of 27.46 cents and 61.83% higher than the national average of 16.01 cents. Selling an estimated 5,281.77 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 55,238,412.96 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 2,090.15 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:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.304/kWh$0.143/kWh$190.14/mo.$65.08/mo.
15th27.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of South Portland
54th$154.99Average residential monthly electricity bill for South Portland Residents

Electric Companies With Service in South Portland, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ambit EnergyENERGY12.3678.4140,4495,000,000
CN Brown EnergyENERGY9.6861.8332,9483,191,000
Central Maine PowerBUNDLED26.83153.353,537,460.06948,972,490
Clearview ElectricENERGY19.2472.515,046971,000
ENGIEENERGY13.8280.3412,5041,727,700

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Westbrook, ME Electricity Overview

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On average, Westbrook's residential electricity rate is 25.92 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.63% lower than the average state price of 27.46 cents and 61.83% higher than the national average of 16.01 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 0.68% of their total number of megawatt hours produced, from renewable fuels

Electricity use in Westbrook creates 61,240,679.85 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 3,050.75 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 99.32% 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:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.304/kWh$0.143/kWh$190.14/mo.$65.08/mo.
15th27.45¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Westbrook
54th$154.99Average residential monthly electricity bill for Westbrook Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Westbrook, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Ambit EnergyENERGY12.3678.4140,4495,000,000
CN Brown EnergyENERGY9.6861.8332,9483,191,000
Central Maine PowerBUNDLED26.83153.353,537,460.06948,972,490
Clearview ElectricENERGY19.2472.515,046971,000
ENGIEENERGY13.8280.3412,5041,727,700

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Electricity Production in Cumberland County, Maine

Power Plants in Cumberland County, Maine

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Emission (kg)Emissions per MWhToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Westbrook Energy Center Power PlantCalpine (100.00%)
Westbrook ME Natural Gas 2,356,897891,882,940.06378.41
Brunswick CDP ME Conventional Hydroelectric 86,997
Regional Waste SystemsEcomaine (100.00%)
Portland ME Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste 81,125158,715,551.181,956.43
Cumberland County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 39,811
Cousins Island CDP ME Residual Fuel Oil 39,26838,619,118.09983.48
Cumberland County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 37,596
S D Warren WestbrookDichotomy Power, LLC (100.00%)
Westbrook ME Conventional Hydroelectric 15,759
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 281431,533.471,535.71

Cumberland County, Maine Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

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 1,046,814,312.93 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 3,404.82 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Cumberland County is the 2194th highest polluting county in the country. Power producing facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 85.45% (or 2,300,609.41 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Conventional Hydroelectric (7.01%) and Residual Fuel Oil (4.40%), these three fuels make up 96.87% of the county electricity generation. Cumberland County is home to 11 electricity producing plants, which is 5th highest in the state.

NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
Natural Gas
85.45%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
7.01%
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
Residual Fuel Oil
4.40%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
1.63%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
1.34%
OTHER
Other
0.16%

Cumberland County, Maine Net Metering

Approximately 5.88% of the electric providers in Cumberland County offer net metering to their customers. Oftentimes net metering regulations are enforced at the state level, and Maine has above average laws and regulations for consumers interested in investing in solar panels.

Energy Loss

Energy loss in Cumberland County averages out to about 4.55% of all electricity transmitted by the 2 companies that operate in the county and also report energy loss. The nationwide average for energy loss is 2.87% and the state average is 0.71%, resulting in a rank of 1477th best in the United States and a state rank of 6th best out of 3230 and 16 counties, respectively.

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?

How many electric companies offer service in Cumberland County, Maine?

Cumberland County, Maine is home to 17 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.

Nick Reese
Last Reviewed By: Nick Reese
Published: 2024-03-21