York County, Maine Electricity Rates & Statistics
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York County, Maine Electricity Overview
By megawatt hours sold, the largest supplier in York County is Central Maine Power.
The national average residential price per kilowatt hour is 16.01 cents, while residents of York County pay an average rate of 61.64% above the national average at 25.88 cents per kilowatt hour.
Over the preceding year, York County experienced a 7.16% drop in CO2 emissions per capita.
York County is ranked 1047th in the US out of 3230 counties for renewable electricity production per capita, at 1.02 megawatt hours per person per year.
Residents in York County experience an average of 0.91 outages lasting 94.41 minutes each year, compared to the nationwide averages of 1.27 outages at 137.24 minutes each.
York County ranks 2nd out of 16 counties in the state for total consumption, with its population using over 1,700,000 megawatt hours.
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
Total Consumption
1,747,350 MWh
Consumption per Capita
8.06 MWh
ENERGY PRODUCTION
Total Production
220,963 MWh
Production from Renewable Energy
220,963 MWh
Production per Capita
1.02 MWh
EMISSIONS
CO2 Emissions
391,715,832 kg
CO2 Emissions per Capita
1,807.37 kg
Recent Energy News in Biddeford
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Residential Electricity Prices
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the residential electricity rate national rank increased by 363 positions to 24,461st, from last month's value of 24,824th
- In Biddeford, the residential electricity rate national rank dropped by 199 positions to 24,461st, from last year's value of 24,262nd
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the residential electricity rate increased by 8.36% to 25.41 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 23.45 ¢ / kWh
- In Biddeford, the residential electricity rate decreased by 9.28% to 25.41 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 28.01 ¢ / kWh
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the commercial electricity rate national rank dropped by 764 positions to 25,219th, from last year's value of 24,455th
- In Biddeford, the commercial electricity rate national rank increased by 253 positions to 25,219th, from last month's value of 25,472nd
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the commercial electricity rate increased by 22.33% to 23.8 ¢ / kWh, from last year's value of 19.45 ¢ / kWh
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the commercial electricity rate decreased by 1.34% to 23.8 ¢ / kWh, from last month's value of 24.12 ¢ / kWh
- In Biddeford, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 154th, from last year's value of 155th
- In Biddeford, the commercial electricity rate state rank increased by 1 position to 154th, from last month's value of 155th
Industrial Electricity Prices
- In Biddeford, the industrial electricity bill national rank dropped by 844 positions to 2,432nd, from last month's value of 1,588th
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the industrial electricity bill national rank increased by 195 positions to 2,432nd, from last year's value of 2,627th
- In Biddeford, the industrial electricity bill decreased by 15.52% to $1,288.92, from last year's value of $1,525.67
- In Biddeford, the industrial electricity bill increased by 13.32% to $1,288.92, from last month's value of $1,137.39
- In Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, 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 Biddeford, the industrial electricity bill state rank increased by 1 position to 103rd, from last month's value of 104th
Biddeford 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
- 154th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank has increased by 1 since last month
- The state rank has increased by 1 since January last year
- 25,219th in the US out of 26,992 cities
- The national rank has increased by 253 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 764 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
$1,373.76 per month
- 1.42% lower than last month
- 3.25% higher than January last year
- 68.73% lower than the Maine average
- 95.98% lower than the US average
- 104th in the state out of 155 cities
- The state rank is the same since last month
- The state rank is the same since January last year
- 1,305th in the US out of 26,382 cities
- The national rank has increased by 317 since last month
- The national rank has dropped by 277 since January last year
Biddeford, ME Electricity Overview
Biddeford's inhabitants are billed an average residential electricity rate of 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.14% lower than Maine's average price of 27.64 cents. This makes the city 36th best for average electricity rate out of 157 cities in Maine. Central Maine Power is the largest provider in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Biddeford experience 0.91 electrical outages per year with outages lasting an average of 94.41 minutes.
Biddeford emits 2,069.01 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity consumption, which makes it the 79th highest polluting city out of 157 cities in Maine based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 46,203,139.88 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 6th largest emissions amount in the state. All of the electricity consumed in Biddeford has to be sourced from surrounding cities or rural areas, because there are no electricity production sources within its borders.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Biddeford
Biddeford residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Biddeford, Maine
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.36 | 78.41 | 40,449 | 5,000,000 | |
| CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 9.68 | 61.83 | 32,948 | 3,191,000 | |
| Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 27.66 | 155.63 | 3,460,182.07 | 957,144,155 | |
| Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 19.24 | 72.51 | 5,046 | 971,000 | |
| ENGIE | ENERGY | 13.82 | 80.34 | 12,504 | 1,727,700 |
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Sanford, ME Electricity Overview
Sanford's inhabitants are billed an average residential electricity rate of 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.14% lower than Maine's average price of 27.64 cents. This makes the city 18th best for average electricity rate out of 157 cities in Maine. Generating 3.92 megawatt hours per resident living in the city, Sanford is the 17th highest generating city out of 157 cities in Maine. Central Maine Power is the largest electricity supplier in the city based on megawatt hours sold.
Sanford emits 1,063.82 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity consumption, which makes it the 146th highest polluting city out of 157 cities in Maine based on emissions per capita. While not as telling of a statistic, the total emissions of the city from electricity use is 23,203,934.83 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 10th largest emissions amount in the state. The city is home to one power generation plant. Sanford has around 100.00% of its electricity produced by Solar.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Sanford
Sanford residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Sanford, Maine
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | City Production (MWh) | Residential Sales (MWh) | Residential Revenues ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambit Energy | ENERGY | 12.36 | 78.41 | 40,449 | 5,000,000 | |
| CN Brown Energy | ENERGY | 9.68 | 61.83 | 32,948 | 3,191,000 | |
| Central Maine Power | BUNDLED | 27.66 | 155.63 | 3,460,182.07 | 957,144,155 | |
| Clearview Electric | ENERGY | 19.24 | 72.51 | 5,046 | 971,000 | |
| ENGIE | ENERGY | 13.82 | 80.34 | 12,504 | 1,727,700 |
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Saco, ME Electricity Overview
Saco's inhabitants are billed an average residential electricity rate of 25.94 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 6.14% lower than Maine's average price of 27.64 cents. This makes the city 75th best for average electricity rate out of 157 cities in Maine. Central Maine Power is the largest provider in the city based on total residential customers. Customers in Saco experience 0.91 electrical outages per year with outages lasting an average of 94.41 minutes.
Saco emits 2,069.01 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the city from electricity consumption, which makes it the 11th highest polluting city out of 157 cities in Maine based on emissions per capita. With total emissions of 41,800,279.2 kilograms, the city ranks 7th worst in the state for total pollution from electricity consumption, however, it could be argued that emissions per capita is a better measurement of a city's pollution levels. The city has one electricity producing plant.
Average Residential Electricity Bills & Rates in Saco
Saco residential electric rates are highest in January and the highest average bill is in October.
Historical Electricity Rates:
Electric Companies With Service in Saco, Maine
| Provider | Service Type | Residential Rate (¢) | Residential Average Bill ($) | 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 York County, Maine
Power Plants in York County, Maine
| Plant | City/County | State | Primary Fuel Type | Production (MWh) | Emission (kg) | Emissions per MWh | Toxic Chemical Release | Closing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 107,867 | |||||
Sanford SolarSanford Airport Solar, LLC (100.00%) | Sanford | ME | Solar | 85,436 | ||||
West BuxtonBrookfield Renewable Partners (100.00%) | York County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 22,047 | ||||
ActonActon H Road Solar 1, LLC (100.00%) | York County | ME | Solar | 4,703 | ||||
Salmon FallsGreen Mountain Power (100.00%) | York County | ME | Conventional Hydroelectric | 910 |
York County, Maine Details
York County emits 1,807.37 kilograms of CO2 pollution per citizen in the county from electricity consumption, which makes it the 9th highest polluting county out of 16 counties in the state and 2607th out of 3230 counties nationally. While not as telling of a statistic (more people almost always equals more pollution), the total emissions of the county from electricity use is 391,715,832.14 kilograms of CO2 emissions, which ranks as the 737th largest emissions amount in the nation. The main fuel source used in York County is Conventional Hydroelectric, making up 59.21% of the fuel used in the county for electricity generation. York County has 5 electricity generation plants, which is 9th most in the state.
FAQ
Which electricity company is the largest supplier in York County, Maine?
The largest electricity supplier in York County, Maine by total revenue is Central Maine Power.
How many electric companies offer service in York County, Maine?
York County, Maine has 18 electricity companies operating in the area.
How many power plants are located within York County, Maine?
There are 5 power plants in York County, Maine
What electricity companies offer service in York County, Maine?
| County Customers Rank | Provider | Est. County Customers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Maine Power | 47,336 |
| 2 | Kennebunk Light and Power | 7,454 |
| 3 | Electricity Maine | 1,324 |
| 4 | SmartEnergy Holdings | 920 |
| 5 | Energy Rewards | 317 |
| 6 | Ambit Energy | 285 |
| 7 | CN Brown Energy | 235 |
| 8 | North American Power | 123 |
| 9 | ENGIE | 88 |
| 10 | First Point Power | 72 |
