Sagadahoc County, ME: Electricity Rates, Providers & More

Sagadahoc County, Maine Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Sagadahoc County, ME is $150.79
  • The average electricity rate in Sagadahoc County, ME is 29.09¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Sagadahoc County, ME

The average residential electric bill in Sagadahoc County, ME is $150.79 per month. Sagadahoc County, ME is the 7th most expensive county in Maine for electricity.

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Sagadahoc County, Maine Electricity Overview

Sagadahoc County has recently seen a rise in electricity generation from solar power of roughly 100.00% year over year.

Sagadahoc County is the 1132nd largest producing county out of 3221 counties in the nation when considering megawatt hours produced from renewable fuel types.

Sagadahoc County is the 12th largest county in Maine, with 36,530 citizens residing in the county.

Sagadahoc County had a 15.32% increase in hydroelectric power production within the previous year.

Sagadahoc County uses 312.52% more megawatt hours than it produces.

At an average residential rate of 29.09 cents per kilowatt hour in the county compared to the nationwide average 16.66 cents per kilowatt hour, residents of Sagadahoc County pay a 74.58% markup from the national average price.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    297,502 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    8.14 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    72,118 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    72,118 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    1.97 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    52,520,044 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    1,437.72 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Bath

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Bath Electricity Pricing Data

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Rate for November, 2024

27.31¢ per kWh

  • 2.4% higher than last month
  • 9.49% lower than November last year
  • 3.82% higher than the Maine average
  • 60.3% higher than the US average
  • 146th in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 126 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 8 since November last year
  • 29,516th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 356 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 562 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Rate

24¢ per kWh

  • 0.98% lower than last month
  • 13.46% lower than November last year
  • 0.27% lower than the Maine average
  • 45.52% higher than the US average
  • 70th in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 49 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 47 since November last year
  • 29,045th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 45 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 527 since November last year

Average Residential Bundled Electricity Bill for November, 2024

$119.93 per month

  • 2.82% higher than last month
  • 22.61% lower than November last year
  • 0.15% higher than the Maine average
  • 1.43% higher than the US average
  • 97th in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 75 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 51 since November last year
  • 17,580th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,387 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 10,792 since November last year

12 Month Rolling Average Residential Bundled Bill

$132.89 per month

  • 2.15% lower than last month
  • 14.83% lower than November last year
  • 4.78% lower than the Maine average
  • 6.58% lower than the US average
  • 104th in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 12 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 11 since November last year
  • 13,204th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,017 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 10,723 since November last year

Bath, ME Electricity Overview

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Bath averages a residential electricity rate of 24.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 5.04% lower than the state's average price of 25.27 cents, which ranks the city 70th best for average electricity price out of 157 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $132.89 per month. Central Maine Power has an estimated 612 residential customers, more than all other vendors who operate in the city.

Bath residents average 1,897.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 16,544,705.93 kilograms, the city ranks 14th highest in Maine for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Bath, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Bath

Bath 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.
70th24.00¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Bath
104th$132.89Average residential monthly electricity bill for Bath Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Bath, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.35104.3529,192.625,066,173.55
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.4386.3937,191.784,995,671.69
CalpineENERGY

Topsham CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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Topsham CDP averages a residential electricity rate of 24.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 5.04% lower than the state's average price of 25.27 cents, which ranks the city 117th best for average electricity price out of 157 cities in the state. The average residential power bill for a resident in the city is $132.89 per month. Central Maine Power has an estimated 527 residential customers, more than all other vendors who operate in the city.

Topsham CDP residents average 1,897.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. With total emissions of 13,007,273.96 kilograms, the city ranks 20th highest in Maine for total pollution from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. Within Topsham CDP, there are no power facilities. The citizens must depend on power imported from outside of the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Topsham CDP

Topsham 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 Topsham CDP
104th$132.89Average residential monthly electricity bill for Topsham CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Topsham CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.35104.3529,192.625,066,173.55
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.4386.3937,191.784,995,671.69
CalpineENERGY

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Richmond CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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Richmond CDP averages a residential electricity rate of 24.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 5.04% lower than the state's average price of 25.27 cents, which ranks the city 117th best for average electricity price out of 157 cities in the state. The city has a ranking of 42nd in Maine out of 157 cities for renewable electricity production per capita, with 0.01 megawatt hours being produced per person. Citizens in the city pay an average monthly residential power bill of $132.89. This is 9.56% lower than the US average bill of $146.93.

Richmond CDP residents average 1,895.76 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity use. This adds up to total emissions of 3,528,010.28 kilograms of CO2 emissions from electricity use, making the city 58th highest for total emissions in Maine. Electricity providers suppliers servicing Richmond CDP must rely on electricity produced in nearby counties and other areas, because no electricity generation happens in city limits. Richmond CDP's power plants mainly use Solar, which makes up 16 megawatt hours (or 100.00%) of the fuel used for electricity generation in the city.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Richmond CDP

Richmond 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 Richmond CDP
104th$132.89Average residential monthly electricity bill for Richmond CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Richmond CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.35104.3529,192.625,066,173.55
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.4386.3937,191.784,995,671.69
CalpineENERGY

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

Power Plants in Sagadahoc County, Maine

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Pejepscot Hydroelectric ProjectTopsham Hydro Partners (100.00%)
Sagadahoc County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 70,5561411
ME-EDFR-Phase I-WoolwichGreen Mile Solar, LLC (100.00%)
Sagadahoc County ME Solar 1,5464711
Richmond CDP ME Solar 166011

Sagadahoc County, Maine Production Fuel Makeup

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
97.83%
SOLAR
Solar
2.17%

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

Sagadahoc County residents average 1,437.72 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person from electricity consumption, which is sufficient to rank them 13th highest in the state out of 16 in this category. With total emissions of 52,520,044.08 kilograms, the county ranks 2189th highest in the United States for total pollution from electricity use. The county is home to 3 power generation plants, which is the 895th most plants within a county out of the nation's 3221 counties. Sagadahoc County has about 97.83% of its electricity generated by Conventional Hydroelectric.

Sagadahoc County, Maine Net Metering

There are 24 companies in Sagadahoc County providing electricity. Of those 24, only one of them offers some type of net metering option for their customers, which makes solar panels and alternative electric sources more economically viable. The state has decent net metering and feed in tariffs that make solar and other alternative types of electricity generation more realistic.

Energy Loss

The 2 companies in Sagadahoc County who report energy loss metrics had an average of 9.50% of electricity generated lost due to heat dissipation or other causes during transmission. The US average is 2.43%, resulting in Sagadahoc County having a rank of 2857th best in the nation for energy loss efficiency.

FAQ

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

The largest electricity company in Sagadahoc County, Maine by total customer count is Central Maine Power.

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

Sagadahoc County, Maine is home to 24 electricity companies operating in the area.

Which electricity companies offer service in Sagadahoc County, Maine?

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

There are 3 electricity plants located in Sagadahoc County, Maine

Alex Zdanov
Last Reviewed By: Alex Zdanov
Published: 2025-04-28