Somerset County, ME: Electric Rates, Bills & Providers

Somerset County, Maine Electricity Rates & Statistics

Electricity Rates, Plans & Statistics

  • The average electricity bill in Somerset County, ME is $148.64
  • The average electricity rate in Somerset County, ME is 28.22¢

Electric Bills and Electric Rates in Somerset County, ME

The average residential electric bill in Somerset County, ME is $148.64 per month. Somerset County, ME is the 6th most expensive county in Maine for electricity.

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Somerset County, Maine Electricity Overview

Somerset County produces 51.10% of their electricity from hydroelectric power, roughly 1,172,081 megawatt hours each year.

Somerset County is the 85th highest producing county in the US out of 3221 counties when considering megawatt hours produced from sustainable fuels.

Citizens in Somerset County experience an average of 1.12 outages lasting 124.44 minutes per year, compared to the nationwide averages of 1.44 outages at 123.49 minutes an outage.

Ranking 2nd out of 16 counties in wind power generation in the state, Somerset County has a total yield of 461,009 megawatt hours from wind turbines.

Somerset County generates 2.13% of its electricity from non-renewable sources, resulting in a ranking of 7th out of 16 counties in the state for total electricity generation from non-renewable sources.

While most counties try to inhibit non-renewable fuel types, Somerset County's non-renewable fuel use for electricity production has increased by 46.03% throughout the past year.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

  • Total Consumption

    409,658 MWh

  • Consumption per Capita

    8.12 MWh

ENERGY PRODUCTION

  • Total Production

    2,293,881 MWh

  • Production from Renewable Energy

    2,245,038 MWh

  • Production from Non-Renewable Energy

    48,843 MWh

  • Production per Capita

    45.49 MWh

EMISSIONS

  • CO2 Emissions

    57,935,596 kg

  • CO2 Emissions per Capita

    1,148.97 kg

Recent Electricity Rates and Production Changes in Skowhegan CDP

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Skowhegan CDP 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 28 since last month
  • The state rank is the same since November last year
  • 29,516th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 258 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 554 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
  • 117th in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank has dropped by 10 since last month
  • The state rank has dropped by 97 since November last year
  • 29,092nd in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 6 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 383 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 increased by 20 since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 58 since November last year
  • 17,580th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has dropped by 2,292 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 10,799 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
  • 118th in the state out of 157 cities
  • The state rank is the same since last month
  • The state rank has increased by 39 since November last year
  • 13,218th in the US out of 31,800 cities
  • The national rank has increased by 1,029 since last month
  • The national rank has increased by 10,751 since November last year

Skowhegan CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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Skowhegan CDP's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 24.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 0.27% lower than the state's average price of 24.06 cents. The city is ranked 12th in the state in total electricity produced from electrical power plants within its borders, with 89,831 megawatt hours generated. Generation from renewable fuel sources totals 14.16 megawatt hours generated per person, which ranks the city 8th in the state out of 157 cities.

There are 2 power producing plants in Skowhegan CDP, which is the 6th most plants in a city in Maine. Emitting 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, the city ranks 148th highest out of 157 cities in Maine for total pollution from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 148th worst in the state for emissions per capita. In Skowhegan CDP, Conventional Hydroelectric is 98.40% of the fuel used for electricity production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Skowhegan CDP

Skowhegan 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 Skowhegan CDP
118th$132.89Average residential monthly electricity bill for Skowhegan CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Skowhegan CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.07104.3831,508.255,379,807.25
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.2286.4140,141.925,304,940.81
CalpineENERGY

Pittsfield CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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Pittsfield CDP's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 24.00 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 0.27% lower than the state's average price of 24.06 cents. With annual generation of 2,054 megawatt hours, the city is the 37th highest producer of electricity in Maine. The city is the 38th highest producer out of 157 cities in Maine, averaging 0.69 megawatt hours produced per capita each year.

There is one power producing plant in Pittsfield CDP. The city emits 1,751.06 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city due to electricity consumption, which makes it the 127th highest polluting city out of 157 cities in Maine based on emissions per capita. A total of 5,242,677.36 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city each year. In Pittsfield CDP, Solar makes up 100.00% of the fuel types used in electricity generation.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Pittsfield CDP

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

Electric Companies With Service in Pittsfield CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Algonquin PowerENERGY
Ambit EnergyENERGY17.07104.3831,508.255,379,807.25
American PowerNetENERGY
CN Brown EnergyENERGY13.2286.4140,141.925,304,940.81
CalpineENERGY

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Madison CDP, ME Electricity Overview

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Madison CDP's average residential electricity price per kilowatt hour is 15.26 cents per kilowatt hour. Thankfully, this is 36.58% less than the state's average price of 24.06 cents. The city is ranked 6th in the state in total electricity produced from electrical power plants within its borders, with 150,489 megawatt hours generated. Generation from renewable fuel sources totals 59.81 megawatt hours generated per person, which ranks the city 5th in the state out of 157 cities.

There are 3 power producing plants in Madison CDP, which is the 4th most plants in a city in Maine. Emitting 0 kilograms of CO2 emissions per year, the city ranks 148th highest out of 157 cities in Maine for total pollution from electricity use. This total also results in a ranking of 148th worst in the state for emissions per capita. In Madison CDP, Conventional Hydroelectric is 96.41% of the fuel used for electricity production.

Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Madison CDP

Madison CDP residential electric rates are highest in September and the highest average bill is in January.

Historical Electricity Rates:

Price Per kWhAverage Bill$0.181/kWh$0.132/kWh$138.68/mo.$69.70/mo.
4th15.26¢Average residential price per kWh in the city of Madison CDP
9th$101.77Average residential monthly electricity bill for Madison CDP Residents

Electric Companies With Service in Madison CDP, Maine

ProviderService TypeResidential Rate (¢)Residential Average Bill ($)City Production (MWh)Residential Sales (MWh)Residential Revenues ($)
Madison ElectricBUNDLED15.22101.7419,347.162,943,745

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Electricity Production in Somerset County, Maine

Power Plants in Somerset County, Maine

PlantCity/CountyStatePrimary Fuel TypeProduction (MWh)Production State RankEmission (kg)Emission State RankEmissions per MWhEmissions per MWh State RankToxic Chemical ReleaseClosing Date
Somerset PlantSappi Fine Paper North America-Somerset (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Black Liquour 520,3431222,551,742.631427.72
Somerset County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 501,577211
Bingham WindNovatus Energy (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Wind 461,009111
Somerset County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 277,552411
Anson Abenaki HydrosEagle Creek Madison Hydro, LLC (100.00%)
Madison CDP ME Conventional Hydroelectric 145,079711
Somerset County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 97,2161211
Skowhegan CDP ME Conventional Hydroelectric 88,3981311
Athens EnergyAthens Energy, LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Wood/Wood Waste Solids 59,659390,674,208.831,519.872
Somerset County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 36,6822111
Brassua Hydroelectric ProjectEagle Creek Madison Hydro, LLC (24.20%)Brookfield Renewable Partners (75.80%)
Somerset County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 19,8602911
Waste Management Crossroads LFGTEWM Renewable Energy LLC (100.00%)
Norridgewock CDP ME Landfill Gas 19,524111,184,427.721572.861
Pittsfield Solar LLCPittsfiled Solar LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Solar 15,727511
Harmony SolarMaine DG Solar Harmony, LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Solar 9,405811
Dynamic Madison
Madison CDP ME Solar 8,873911
Fairfield PV - BD Solar Fairfield LLCBD Solar Fairfield LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Solar 8,1621211
Palmyra PV - BD Solar Palmyra LLCBD Solar Palmyra LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Solar 7,8111511
Somerset County ME Solar 6,8591811
Pittsfield HydroKEI (Maine) Power Management (II) LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Conventional Hydroelectric 5,7174211
IOS - MEW Phase 1IGS Solar (100.00%)
Madison CDP ME Solar 5,4102611
Barefoot SolarMadison Energy Investments LLC (100.00%)
Somerset County ME Solar 4,0623111

Somerset County, Maine Details

Power Plant Fuel Types, Emissions & Pollution Factors

In Somerset County, Conventional Hydroelectric is 51.10% of the fuel types used in electricity production. Adding Conventional Hydroelectric totals to Wind (20.10%) and Wood/Wood Waste Solids (11.06%), these three fuel types account for 1,886,693.69 megawatt hours (or 82.25%) electricity generation in the county. The county emits 1,148.97 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 14th highest polluting county out of 16 counties in the state and 2698th out of 3221 counties nationally. With total emissions of 57,935,596.23 kilograms, the county ranks 11th highest in Maine and 2134th in the US for total emissions from electricity use, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a county's pollution levels. Somerset County has the 63rd highest power generation plants of any county in the country, with 24 total power plants.

CONVENTIONAL HYDROELECTRIC
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
Conventional Hydroelectric
51.10%
WIND
Wind
Wind
Wind
20.10%
WOOD/WOOD WASTE SOLIDS
Wood/Wood Waste Solids
Wood/Wood Waste Solids
11.06%
BLACK LIQUOUR
Black Liquour
Black Liquour
10.45%
SOLAR
Solar
2.67%
OTHER
Other
4.63%

Somerset County, Maine Net Metering

Somerset County has 1 out of 25 companies reporting that they offer net metering to residents with personal solar panels. Maine has decent regulations in place for consumers who are interested in taking advantage of net metering with personal solar panels.

Energy Loss

There are 3 companies in Somerset County that report energy loss. Combined, these 3 providers average a yearly energy loss of 10.23% of electricity produced. The United States average is 2.43%, meaning Somerset County ranks 2950th best in the US for energy loss efficiency.

FAQ

What electricity company is the largest supplier in Somerset County, Maine?

The largest electricity supplier in Somerset County, Maine by megawatt hours sold is Central Maine Power.

What electricity companies offer service in Somerset County, Maine?

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

There are 25 electricity suppliers operating in Somerset County, Maine.

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

There are 24 power plants located in Somerset County, Maine

Ginalyn Gelera
Last Reviewed By: Ginalyn Gelera
Published: 2024-11-14