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Cumberland County, Maine Electricity Overview
Averaging production of 9.19 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, 62.07% more per kilowatt hour used at home than the national average, at 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour compared to 16.01 cents per kilowatt hour.
Cumberland County ranks 358th out of 3230 counties in the United States for total generation of electricity from non-renewable fuels, with 2,595,892.28 of the county's 2,825,818 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 8.44 megawatt hours per citizen, making them the 468th highest county in the country for non-renewable generation per capita.
Cumberland County is 801st 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
2,478,751 MWh
Consumption per Capita
8.06 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
2,825,818 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
229,926 MWh
Production from Non-Renewable Energy
2,595,892 MWh
Production per Capita
9.19 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
1,006,953,998 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
3,275.17 kg
Recent Energy News in Portland
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 399 positions to 24,477th, from last year's value of 24,078th
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 363 positions to 24,461st, from last month's value of 24,824th
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 199 positions to 24,461st, from last year's value of 24,262nd
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 20% to 27.82 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 23.19 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 5 positions to 24,477th, from last month's value of 24,472nd
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate increased by 8.36% to 25.41 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 23.45 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the residential electricity rate decreased by 9.28% to 25.41 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 28.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average residential electricity rate increased by 0.59% to 27.82 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 27.66 ¢ / kWh
Commercial Electricity Prices
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 1,231 positions to 25,261st, from last year's value of 24,030th
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 662 positions to 25,117th, from last year's value of 24,455th
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 355 positions to 25,117th, from last month's value of 25,472nd
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 103 positions to 52nd, from last year's value of 155th
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 103 positions to 52nd, from last month's value of 155th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 28.61% to 25.24 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 19.63 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 20 positions to 25,261st, from last month's value of 25,241st
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate increased by 22.33% to 23.8 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 19.45 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average commercial electricity rate increased by 1.45% to 25.24 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 24.88 ¢ / kWh
- In Portland, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.34% to 23.8 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 24.12 ¢ / kWh
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Portland, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 844 positions to 2,432nd, from last month's value of 1,588th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 317 positions to 1,305th, from last month's value of 1,622nd
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 277 positions to 1,305th, from last year's value of 1,028th
- In Portland, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 195 positions to 2,432nd, from last year's value of 2,627th
- In Portland, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 15.52% to $1,288.92, from last year's value of $1,525.67
- In Portland, the industrial electricity bill increased by 13.32% to $1,288.92, from last month's value of $1,137.39
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill increased by 3.25% to $1,373.76, from last year's value of $1,330.58
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average industrial electricity bill decreased by 1.42% to $1,373.76, from last month's value of $1,393.49
- In Portland, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 103rd, from last month's value of 104th
Electricity Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 89.73% to 3,042.73 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,603.73 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 5 positions to 32nd, from last year's value of 37th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 4.81% to 3,402.2 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,573.96 MWhs
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 2 positions to 29th, from last year's value of 31st
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 1 position to 29th, from last month's value of 30th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 0.13% to 3,402.2 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,397.71 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 0.02% to 3,042.73 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,043.4 MWhs
Electricity Production from Natural Gas
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank increased by 351 positions to 336th, from last year's value of 687th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production national rank increased by 226 positions to 336th, from last month's value of 562nd
- In Portland, the natural gas production increased by 500.45% to 184.7 MWhs, from last month's value of 30.76 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production increased by 69.77% to 74.52 MWhs, from last year's value of 43.9 MWhs
- In Portland, the natural gas production increased by 91.38% to 184.7 MWhs, from last year's value of 96.51 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas production increased by 16.28% to 74.52 MWhs, from last month's value of 64.09 MWhs
- In Portland, the natural gas production national rank increased by 7 positions to 306th, from last month's value of 313th
- 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 12 month rolling average natural gas production state rank increased by 2 positions to 4th, from last month's value of 6th
- In Portland, the natural gas production national rank dropped by 2 positions to 306th, from last year's value of 304th
Electricity Production from All Fuel Types
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 289 positions to 437th, from last year's value of 726th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 89.48% to 6,836.15 MWhs, from last year's value of 3,607.77 MWhs
- In Portland, the total production national rank dropped by 64 positions to 423rd, from last year's value of 359th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 12 positions to 4th, from last year's value of 16th
- In Portland, the total production national rank dropped by 29 positions to 423rd, from last month's value of 394th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production national rank increased by 11 positions to 437th, from last month's value of 448th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production state rank increased by 2 positions to 4th, from last month's value of 6th
- In Portland, the total production decreased by 2.86% to 7,745 MWhs, from last month's value of 7,973 MWhs
- In Portland, the total production increased by 1.28% to 7,745 MWhs, from last year's value of 7,647 MWhs
- In Portland, the total production state rank dropped by 1 position to 5th, from last year's value of 4th
- In Portland, the total production state rank dropped by 1 position to 5th, from last month's value of 4th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total production increased by 0.13% to 6,836.15 MWhs, from last month's value of 6,827.23 MWhs
Electricity Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 89.73% to 3,718.9 MWhs, from last year's value of 1,960.14 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 5 positions to 32nd, from last year's value of 37th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 4.81% to 4,158.1 MWhs, from last month's value of 4,368.28 MWhs
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 2 positions to 29th, from last year's value of 31st
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production national rank increased by 1 position to 29th, from last month's value of 30th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste production increased by 0.13% to 4,158.1 MWhs, from last year's value of 4,152.77 MWhs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste production decreased by 0.02% to 3,718.9 MWhs, from last month's value of 3,719.75 MWhs
Electricity Emission from Production from Natural Gas
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank increased by 331 positions to 335th, from last year's value of 666th
- In Portland, the natural gas emission increased by 525.19% to 176477.56 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 28227.920000000002 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission national rank increased by 170 positions to 335th, from last month's value of 505th
- In Portland, the natural gas emission increased by 76.91% to 176477.56 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 99752.8 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission increased by 18.99% to 82708.2953846154 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 69508.6 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average natural gas emission increased by 13.17% to 82708.2953846154 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 73084.0276923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the natural gas emission national rank increased by 18 positions to 299th, from last month's value of 317th
- In Portland, the natural gas emission national rank increased by 12 positions to 299th, from last year's value of 311th
- 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 state rank increased by 1 position to 4th, from last month's value of 5th
- In Portland, the natural gas emission state rank increased by 1 position to 4th, from last month's value of 5th
Electricity Emission from Production from All Fuel Types
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission national rank increased by 144 positions to 248th, from last year's value of 392nd
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission increased by 72.66% to 13172329.964615386 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 7629172.199999999 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the total emission national rank dropped by 12 positions to 240th, from last month's value of 228th
- In Portland, the total emission decreased by 6.81% to 12524738.36 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 13439999.5 CO2 equivalent kgs
- 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 total emission national rank dropped by 4 positions to 240th, from last year's value of 236th
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average total emission decreased by 0.64% to 13172329.964615386 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 13256531.358461538 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the total emission increased by 0.3% to 12524738.36 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 12486961.32 CO2 equivalent kgs
Electricity Emission from Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission increased by 73.15% to 5890316.146153847 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 3401822.107692308 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 7 positions to 29th, from last year's value of 36th
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 7.43% to 5556826.2 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 6003070.2 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 2 positions to 29th, from last month's value of 31st
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.71% to 5890316.146153847 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 5932519.553846154 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.88% to 5556826.2 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 5606348.4 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 73.15% to 7199305.523076923 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 4157841.4923076928 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 7 positions to 29th, from last year's value of 36th
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 7.44% to 6791434.600000001 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last year's value of 7337176.5 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission national rank increased by 2 positions to 29th, from last month's value of 31st
- In Portland, the 12 month rolling average non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.71% to 7199305.523076923 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 7250927.776923077 CO2 equivalent kgs
- In Portland, the non-biogenic municipal solid waste emission decreased by 0.89% to 6791434.600000001 CO2 equivalent kgs, from last month's value of 6852385 CO2 equivalent kgs
Portland Electricity Pricing Data
Average Residential Electricity Rate for January, 2024
25.41¢ per kWh
- 9.28% lower than last month
- 8.36% higher than January last year
- 0.85% lower than the Maine average
- 62.77% 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 is the same since January last year
- 24,461st in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 363 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 199 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Rate
27.82¢ per kWh
- 0.59% higher than last month
- 20% higher than January last year
- 0.75% higher than the Maine average
- 63.93% 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 is the same since January last year
- 24,477th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 5 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 399 since January last year
Average Residential Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$159.71 per month
- 1.98% higher than last month
- 5.04% higher than January last year
- 4.49% lower than the Maine average
- 5.79% 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 January last year
- 16,313th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 4,580 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,416 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bill
$155.92 per month
- 0.41% higher than last month
- 15.92% higher than January last year
- 2.19% higher than the Maine average
- 17.53% higher than the US average
- 115th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank has increased by 40 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 40 since January last year
- 20,844th in the US out of 26,964 cities
- The national rank has increased by 50 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 7,174 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
23.8¢ per kWh
- 1.34% lower than last month
- 22.33% higher than January last year
- 4.93% higher than the Maine average
- 78.43% higher than the US average
- 52nd in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank has increased by 103 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 103 since January last year
- 25,117th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 355 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 662 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Rate
25.24¢ per kWh
- 1.45% higher than last month
- 28.61% higher than January last year
- 9.97% higher than the Maine average
- 78.29% 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 January last year
- 25,261st in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 20 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,231 since January last year
Average Commercial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$388.26 per month
- 7.16% higher than last month
- 5.23% higher than January last year
- 2.58% lower than the Maine average
- 76.17% 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 40 since January last year
- 5,304th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 112 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 1,307 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Commercial Bill
$421 per month
- 0.38% higher than last month
- 10.71% higher than January last year
- 6.66% higher than the Maine average
- 74.28% 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 January last year
- 7,329th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 67 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2,652 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Rate for January, 2024
23.22¢ per kWh
- 3.11% higher than last month
- 9% higher than January last year
- 9.29% higher than the Maine average
- 136.3% 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 January last year
- 24,575th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 16 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 412 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Rate
21.89¢ per kWh
- 0.73% higher than last month
- 10.03% higher than January last year
- 14.87% higher than the Maine average
- 114.11% 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 January last year
- 24,219th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 48 since January last year
Average Industrial Electricity Bill for January, 2024
$1,288.92 per month
- 13.32% higher than last month
- 15.52% lower than January last year
- 80.01% lower than the Maine average
- 96.18% lower than the US average
- 103rd in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 2,432nd in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 844 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 195 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Industrial Bill
$1,373.76 per month
- 1.42% lower than last month
- 3.25% higher than January last year
- 68.73% lower than the Maine average
- 95.98% 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 January last year
- 1,305th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 317 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 277 since January last year
Portland Electricity Production and Emission Data
Average Electricity Production from All Fuel Types for January, 2024
7,745 MWh
- 2.86% lower than last month
- 1.28% higher than January last year
- 27.27% lower than the Maine average
- 72.27% 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 dropped by 1 since January last year
- 423rd in the US out of 2,734 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 29 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 64 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from All
6,836.15 MWh
- 0.13% higher than last month
- 89.48% higher than January last year
- 8.88% lower than the Maine average
- 73.55% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 36 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 12 since January last year
- 437th in the US out of 2,734 cities
- The national rank has increased by 11 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 289 since January last year
Average Electricity Emission from All Fuel Types for January, 2024
12,524,738.36 MWh
- 0.3% higher than last month
- 6.81% lower than January last year
- 177.09% higher than the Maine average
- 5.39% lower than the US average
- 3rd in the state out of 36 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 240th in the US out of 2,699 cities
- The national rank has dropped by 12 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 4 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from All
13,172,329.96 MWh
- 0.64% lower than last month
- 72.66% higher than January last year
- 300.12% higher than the Maine average
- 11.76% 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 January last year
- 248th in the US out of 2,699 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 144 since January last year
Average Electricity Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for January, 2024
3,402.2 MWh
- 4.81% lower than last month
- 0.13% higher than January last year
- 75.99% higher than the Maine average
- 50.72% 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 January last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
3,042.73 MWh
- 0.02% lower than last month
- 89.73% higher than January last year
- 75.07% higher than the Maine average
- 55.46% 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 January last year
- 32nd in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5 since January last year
Average Electricity Production from Natural Gas Fuel Types for January, 2024
184.7 MWh
- 500.45% higher than last month
- 91.38% higher than January last year
- 99.47% lower than the Maine average
- 99.61% 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 is the same since January last year
- 306th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has increased by 7 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 2 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Natural Gas
74.52 MWh
- 16.28% higher than last month
- 69.77% higher than January last year
- 99.68% lower than the Maine average
- 99.83% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
- 336th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has increased by 226 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 351 since January last year
Average Electricity Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for January, 2024
4,158.1 MWh
- 4.81% lower than last month
- 0.13% higher than January last year
- 75.99% higher than the Maine average
- 50.72% 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 January last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 2 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Production from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
3,718.9 MWh
- 0.02% lower than last month
- 89.73% higher than January last year
- 75.07% higher than the Maine average
- 55.46% 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 January last year
- 32nd in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 5 since January last year
Average Electricity Emission from Natural Gas Fuel Types for January, 2024
176,477.56 MWh
- 525.19% higher than last month
- 76.91% higher than January last year
- 98.63% lower than the Maine average
- 99.04% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 299th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has increased by 18 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 12 since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Natural Gas
82,708.3 MWh
- 13.17% higher than last month
- 18.99% higher than January last year
- 99.06% lower than the Maine average
- 99.54% lower than the US average
- 4th in the state out of 9 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 2 since January last year
- 335th in the US out of 1,066 cities
- The national rank has increased by 170 since last month
- The national rank has increased by 331 since January last year
Average Electricity Emission from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for January, 2024
5,556,826.2 MWh
- 0.88% lower than last month
- 7.43% lower than January last year
- 34.86% higher than the Maine average
- 52.29% 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 January last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The national rank is the same since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
5,890,316.15 MWh
- 0.71% lower than last month
- 73.15% higher than January last year
- 41.39% higher than the Maine average
- 48.53% 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 January last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 7 since January last year
Average Electricity Emission from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste Fuel Types for January, 2024
6,791,434.6 MWh
- 0.89% lower than last month
- 7.44% lower than January last year
- 34.85% higher than the Maine average
- 52.29% 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 January last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank has increased by 2 since last month
- The national rank is the same since January last year
12 Month Rolling Average Emission from Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste
7,199,305.52 MWh
- 0.71% lower than last month
- 73.15% higher than January last year
- 41.39% higher than the Maine average
- 48.53% 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 January last year
- 29th in the US out of 47 cities
- The national rank is the same since last month
- The national rank has increased by 7 since January last year
Portland, ME Electricity Overview
On average, Portland's residential electricity rate is 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.14% lower than the average state price of 27.64 cents and 62.07% higher than the national average of 16.01 cents. There has been a 105.52% 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 45,065.28 megawatt hours in the city, which is 55.48% of the city's total production.
Coming in at as the worst ranked city out of 157 cities in the state, Portland emits 278,517,984.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per capita, which amounts to 4,070.71 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 44,192.98 megawatt hours (or 54.41%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city. Totaling Non-biogenic Municipal Solid Waste with Biogenic Municipal Solid Waste (44.52%) and Natural Gas (1.07%), 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:
15th27.66¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Portland
15th$155.63Average residential monthly electricity bill for Portland Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Portland, Maine
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27.66 | 155.63 | 3,460,182.07 | 957,144,155 | |
| 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 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.14% lower than the average state price of 27.64 cents and 62.07% higher than the national average of 16.01 cents. Selling an estimated 5,149.71 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 55,039,308.7 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 2,082.61 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:
15th27.66¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of South Portland
15th$155.63Average residential monthly electricity bill for South Portland Residents
Electric Companies With Service in South Portland, Maine
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27.66 | 155.63 | 3,460,182.07 | 957,144,155 | |
| 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 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.14% lower than the average state price of 27.64 cents and 62.07% 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 0.63% of their total number of megawatt hours produced, from renewable fuels
Electricity use in Westbrook creates 60,703,257.63 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 3,023.97 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 99.37% 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:
15th27.66¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Westbrook
15th$155.63Average residential monthly electricity bill for Westbrook Residents
Electric Companies With Service in Westbrook, Maine
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 27.66 | 155.63 | 3,460,182.07 | 957,144,155 | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Westbrook Energy Center Power PlantCalpine (100.00%) | Westbrook | ME | Natural Gas | 2,502,666 | 944,604,788.68 | 377.44 | ||
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 | 81,223 | 157,800,290.04 | 1,942.8 | ||
| Cousins Island CDP | ME | Residual Fuel Oil | 47,880 | 45,108,043.82 | 942.11 | |||
Bonny EagleBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | Cumberland County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 39,811 | ||||
| Cumberland County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 37,596 | |||||
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 1,006,953,997.98 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year. Perhaps a better measurement of pollution is the CO2 levels per citizen in the county, which amounts to 3,275.17 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person per year. Using this measurement Cumberland County is the 2225th highest polluting county in the country. Power producing facilities in the county primarily use Natural Gas, which makes up 88.60% (or 2,503,538.31 megawatt hours) of the fuel sources used for electricity production in the county. Taken together with Conventional Hydroelectric (6.68%) and Residual Fuel Oil (1.72%), these three fuels make up 97.00% of the county electricity generation. Cumberland County is home to 11 electricity producing plants, which is 5th highest in the state.
NATURAL GAS
88.60%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
6.68%
RESIDUAL FUEL OIL
1.72%
NON-BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
1.56%
BIOGENIC MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
1.28%
OTHER
0.16%
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 | 49,272 |
| 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.
Published: 2024-04-22