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- Effective Date Aug 2023
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Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics
Renewable fuel usage for electricity production has dropped by 10.79% throughout the past year in Cumberland County.
Cumberland County has had a decrease of 6.92% in the use of non-renewable fuels for electricity generation throughout the last 12 months.
Cumberland County's average residential price per kilowatt hour is 36.73% more than the nationwide average price, at 21.49 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 15.72 cents.
Cumberland County citizens deal with outages that are on average 112.73 minutes per interruption, with approximately 1.02 outages a year.
Cumberland County generates 1.08% of its electricity from renewable fuels, or 0.08 megawatt hours per citizen a year.
During the previous 12 months, Cumberland County had a 4.67% decline in CO2 emissions per capita.
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1,100,349,337 kg
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On average, Portland's residential electricity rate is 21.49 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.65% lower than the average state price of 22.78 cents and 36.73% higher than the national average of 15.72 cents. There has been a 9.51% 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 1.02 electrical outages per year, with outages lasting around 112.73 minutes on average. The national averages for outages and duration are 1.58 outages at 145.81 minutes each.
Coming in at as the worst ranked city out of 157 cities in the state, Portland emits 269,637,214.05 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 3,961.58 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 30,951.8 megawatt hours (or 54.25%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste with Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (44.38%) and Natural Gas (1.37%), 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 October.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 7.12 | 47 | 46,772 | 3,331,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 7.38 | 50.63 | 30,057 | 2,219,000 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 24.92 | 142.66 | 3,536,402 | 881,189,960 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 17.08 | 65.82 | 6,928 | 1,183,100 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 9.21 | 70.33 | 23,925 | 2,204,400 |
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 21.49 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.65% lower than the average state price of 22.78 cents and 36.73% higher than the national average of 15.72 cents. Selling an estimated 5,394.48 megawatt hours, Central Maine Power is the largest vendor in the city. The city deals with an average of 1.02 power outages per consumer each year. These outages are an average of 112.73 minutes. In comparison, the nationwide average is 1.58 outages per consumer and 145.81 minutes per outage.
Electricity use in South Portland creates 65,736,833.65 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 5th highest amount of any city in Maine. A better measurement of pollution is the CO2 emissions per citizen in the city, which amounts to 2,487.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. This measurement ranks South Portland as the 7th highest polluting city in Maine. The city has no power production plants within its borders, meaning the companies that service the city must import the 224,716.03 megawatt hours the citizens consume every year.
South Portland residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 7.12 | 47 | 46,772 | 3,331,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 7.38 | 50.63 | 30,057 | 2,219,000 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 24.92 | 142.66 | 3,536,402 | 881,189,960 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 17.08 | 65.82 | 6,928 | 1,183,100 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 9.21 | 70.33 | 23,925 | 2,204,400 |
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On average, Westbrook's residential electricity rate is 21.49 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 5.65% lower than the average state price of 22.78 cents and 36.73% higher than the national average of 15.72 cents. The average residential electric bill for a resident in the city is $123.72 per month, while the nationwide average is $147.64. The city deals with an average of 1.02 electrical outages per consumer a year. These outages last on average of 112.73 minutes. In contrast, the national average is 1.58 outages per customer and 145.81 minutes each outage.
Electricity use in Westbrook creates 65,233,797.26 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This is the 6th highest amount of any city in Maine. More telling of the city's emissions reality is the per person CO2 emission amount. Currently that amount stands at 3,249.67 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which results in them being the 6th ranked city in Maine for CO2 pollution emitted per capita. The city is home to one electricity generation plant. In Westbrook, Natural Gas makes up 100.00% of the fuel types utilized for electricity production.
Westbrook residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
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Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 7.12 | 47 | 46,772 | 3,331,000 | |
CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 7.38 | 50.63 | 30,057 | 2,219,000 | |
Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 24.92 | 142.66 | 3,536,402 | 881,189,960 | |
Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 17.08 | 65.82 | 6,928 | 1,183,100 | |
ENGIE | ENERGY | 9.21 | 70.33 | 23,925 | 2,204,400 |
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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 | 2,176,149 | 831,682,602.8 | 382.18 | ||
Cousins Island CDP | ME | Residual Fuel Oil | 111,135 | 94,293,500.75 | 848.46 | |||
Regional Waste SystemsEcomaine (100.00%) | Portland | ME | Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste | 57,058 | 117,029,097.64 | 2,051.06 |
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 1,100,349,337.23 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 3,658.37 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Cumberland County is the 2250th highest polluting county in the country. Power producing facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 93.22% (or 2,176,931.04 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Residual Fuel Oil (4.42%) and Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (1.33%), these three fuels make up 98.96% of the county electricity generation. Cumberland County is home to 3 electricity producing plants, which is 2nd highest in the state.
The largest electricity company in Cumberland County, Maine by total customer count is Central Maine Power.
There are 3 electricity plants located in Cumberland County, Maine
County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
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1 | Central Maine Power | 49,533 |
2 | Electricity Maine | 1,585 |
3 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 735 |
4 | Energy Rewards | 342 |
5 | Ambit Energy | 330 |
6 | CN Brown Energy | 207 |
7 | North American Power | 175 |
8 | ENGIE | 133 |
9 | Clearview Electric | 75 |
10 | First Point Power | 72 |
Cumberland County, Maine is home to 16 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.