Electric Rates & Providers in Hancock County, ME

Hancock County, Maine Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Hancock County, ME is $149.87
  • The average electricity rate in Hancock County, ME is 30.45¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Hancock County, ME

The average residential electric bill in Hancock County, ME is $149.87 per month. Hancock County, ME is the 16th most expensive county in Maine for electricity.

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Hancock County, Maine Electricity Overview

Wind turbines in Hancock County produce 547,841 megawatt hours of electricity.

Hancock County residents have an average residential electricity bill of $149.87, which is 2.80% higher than the nationwide average bill of $145.79.

With 55,417 residents within its borders and 600,562 megawatt hours produced each year, Hancock County has a megawatt hour per capita production rate of 10.84 megawatt hours. The city ranks 918th highest megawatt hour per capita amount in the country.

Within the most recent year, Hancock County experienced a 6.01% rise in CO2 emissions per capita.

Customers in Hancock County experience an average of 1.39 outages lasting 169.08 minutes per year, compared to the national averages of 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes each.

Hancock County produces 35,047 megawatt hours from hydroelectric facilities in the previous 12 months, which gives them a rank of 361st out of 3221 counties in the United States for total hydroelectric production.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    452,539 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    8.17 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    600,562 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    586,875 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    13,687 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    10.84 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    6,674,930 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    120.45 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Ellsworth

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Ellsworth Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

25.79¢ per kWh

  • 5.32% lower than last month
  • 2.23% lower than November last year
  • 1.93% lower than the Maine average
  • 51.42% higher than the US average
  • 51st in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank has increased by 70 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 29,148th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 328 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 242 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

27.28¢ per kWh

  • 0.18% lower than last month
  • 1.97% lower than November last year
  • 13.39% higher than the Maine average
  • 65.44% higher than the US average
  • 121st in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 35 since November last year
  • 29,505th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 106 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$123.81 per month

  • 0.25% higher than last month
  • 18.05% lower than November last year
  • 3.39% higher than the Maine average
  • 4.71% higher than the US average
  • 121st in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 70 since November last year
  • 18,736th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 1,342 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 9,212 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$139.81 per month

  • 1.6% lower than last month
  • 5.74% lower than November last year
  • 0.18% higher than the Maine average
  • 1.71% lower than the US average
  • 121st in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 70 since November last year
  • 16,061st in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 606 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 5,738 since November last year

Ellsworth, ME Electricity Overview

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On average, citizens living in Ellsworth are billed a residential electricity rate of 27.28 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably for the inhabitants, this rate is higher than both the Maine and nationwide average rates of 24.05 and 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. Versant Power is the largest provider in the city based on residential customer count. There has been a 23.77% rise in the usage of sustainable fuel types (like solar, wind or hydro power) in Ellsworth during the past year. It's great to see these fuel types slowly replace nonrenewable fuels like coal and oil.

For every citizen in the city there are 911.99 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 144th worst in the state out of 157 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 7,605,955.23 kilograms. The city has one power generation plant. Ellsworth has roughly 100.00% of its electricity produced from Conventional Hydroelectric.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Ellsworth

Ellsworth residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.312/kWh$0.152/kWh$189.52/mo.$75.21/mo.
121st27.28¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Ellsworth
121st$139.81Average residential monthly electricity bill for Ellsworth Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Ellsworth, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.17104.0830,240.415,191,508.75
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.2986.1638,526.675,119,262.71
CalpineENERGY

Bucksport CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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On average, citizens living in Bucksport CDP are billed a residential electricity rate of 24.00 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is below the Maine average rate of 24.05 cents per kilowatt hour, it is more than the United States average of 16.59 cents. Central Maine Power is the largest provider in the city based on megawatt hours sold. There is a shortage of 10,778.53 megawatt hours in the city because of citizens using 78.75% more electricity than the city's electricity plants generate.

For every citizen in the city there are 3,784.44 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 4th worst in the state out of 157 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 11,338,181.72 kilograms. The city has one power generation plant. Bucksport CDP has roughly 98.25% of its electricity produced from Natural Gas.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bucksport CDP

Bucksport CDP residential electric rates are highest in May and the highest average bill is in March.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.309/kWh$0.157/kWh$191.89/mo.$71.94/mo.
117th24.00¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bucksport CDP
104th$132.89Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bucksport CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bucksport CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.17104.0830,240.415,191,508.75
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.2986.1638,526.675,119,262.71
CalpineENERGY

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Bar Harbor CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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On average, citizens living in Bar Harbor CDP are billed a residential electricity rate of 27.47 cents per kilowatt hour. Regrettably for the inhabitants, this rate is higher than both the Maine and nationwide average rates of 24.05 and 16.59 cents per kilowatt hour, respectively. The city deals with an average of 1.35 power outages per consumer per year. These outages go on for an average of 175.98 minutes. In comparison, the nationwide average is 1.44 outages per consumer and 123.49 minutes each outage. Selling an estimated 501.38 megawatt hours, Versant Power is the largest electricity supplier in the city.

For every citizen in the city there are 1,878.84 kilograms of CO2 emissions. This ranks the city 59th worst in the state out of 157 cities for pollution per capita. This comes to a total pollution amount of 3,791,503.21 kilograms. The residents of Bar Harbor CDP have to use power from outside city limits because they don't have any electricity facilities within the city boundaries.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bar Harbor CDP

Bar Harbor CDP residential electric rates are highest in August and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.315/kWh$0.151/kWh$190.52/mo.$75.25/mo.
151st27.47¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bar Harbor CDP
149th$140.02Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bar Harbor CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bar Harbor CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.17104.0830,240.415,191,508.75
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.2986.1638,526.675,119,262.71
CalpineENERGY

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Hancock County, Maine Production, Consumption, and Emissions by Fuel Types

Power Plants in Hancock County, Maine

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Weaver WindWeaver Wind, LLC (Longroad) (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Wind 213,496411
Passadumkeag Windpark LLCSouthern Company (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Wind 131,211611
Hancock Wind PlantNovatus Energy (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Wind 121,510711
Bull Hill Wind ProjectTerraForm Power (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Wind 81,6241211
Ellsworth ME Conventional Hydroelectric 35,0472311
Bucksport Generation LLCBucksport Generation LLC (100.00%)
Bucksport CDP ME Natural Gas 13,68768,858,265.625647.21
BD Solar Hancock LLCBD Solar Hancock LLC (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Solar 1,8904111
BD Solar Ellsworth LLCBD Solar Ellsworth LLC (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Solar 1,8624211
Caterpillar HillAES Clean Energy (100.00%)
Hancock County ME Solar 2355511

Hancock County, Maine Production Fuel Makeup

WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
Wind
91.22%
CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
5.84%
NATURAL GAS
Natural Gas
2.24%
SOLAR
Solar
0.66%
DISTILLATE FUEL OIL
Distillate Fuel Oil
0.04%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

For every citizen in the county there are 120.45 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use. Total emissions in the county are 6,674,929.53 kilograms, which is the 15th worst total amount of emissions for all counties in Maine. Wind makes up 91.22% of the fuel used for electricity generation in Hancock County. Conventional Hydroelectric and Natural Gas make up the next highest amounts of fuel used at 5.84% and 2.24% of total electricity generation, respectively. Hancock County is home to 9 electricity generation plants, which is the 9th highest number of plants within a county in Maine.

Hancock County, Maine Net Metering

Companies offering net metering in Hancock County include Versant Power and Central Maine Power The state has pretty good net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more affordable.

Energy Loss

The average energy loss for electricity companies in Hancock County is 6.82%. This includes data from 3 companies, including Versant Power, Electricity Maine, and CN Brown Energy. The United States average energy loss is 2.43%. This earned Hancock County a rank of 2704th best in the country out of 3221 counties.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest provider in Hancock County, Maine?

By total revenue, Versant Power is the largest electricity company in Hancock County, Maine.

How many power plants are located within Hancock County, Maine?

Hancock County, Maine is home to 9 power plants producing electricity for the county and other surrounding areas.

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

Hancock County, Maine has 25 electricity suppliers offering service in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Hancock County, Maine?

Ginalyn Gelera
Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2025-04-28