EIA data through August 2026 · updated 2026-10-29

Maine electricity rates

Maine homes paid 32.1¢ per kWh in August 2026 — +14.1% from a year earlier. That is #50 cheapest of 51; the U.S. average was 18.2¢.

ME average32.1¢Aug 2026

12-month average29.6¢

Rank (cheapest)#50of 51

Utilities6

ZIP codes478

Maine electricity price trend

Maine averageU.S. average

Aug 202632.1¢per kWh

vs. 1 year ago+14.1%28.1¢

vs. 5 years ago+87.4%17.1¢

Record high32.4¢Jul 2026

Avg. home bill$157489 kWh, Aug

EIA forecast, New England30.5¢Dec 2027

Hover or tap the chart for exact monthly values. Source: EIA-861M (monthly, latest months preliminary); forecast: EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook (October 2026) for the New England region, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont.

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Utilities in Maine

6 utilities · 5 report monthly

Monthly home price by utility

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Each line is one utility (EIA-861M, 5 utilities that report monthly); the teal line is the Maine average. Hover or tap a line — or a row in the table — to highlight it.

	│ = ME average, same period
Central Maine Power Co. Investor Owned · monthly data	29.8¢Jan–Aug 2026	-1.6%	+27.3%	$131	577,955
Versant Power Investor Owned · monthly data	34.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	+14.7%	+23.7%	$142	137,906
Eastern Maine Electric Coop Cooperative · monthly data	22.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	-25.2%	+32.9%	$86	10,803
Adjustment 2024	14.5¢2024	-40.1%	—	$112	7,901
Houlton Water Company Municipal · monthly data	15.7¢Jan–Aug 2026	-48.2%	+31.3%	$88	3,907
Town of Madison (ME) Municipal · monthly data	16.1¢Jan–Aug 2026	-47%	+6%	$102	2,413

Bars: average home price (same color scale as the map). The thin line and “vs. ME avg.” use the Maine average of the same period — 2024 for yearly figures, 2026 so far for monthly ones. “vs. 2024” compares this year’s monthly average with the 2024 annual average. Click a column header to sort. Small utilities that report only totals are left out.

All ZIP codes in Maine

03901Berwick 03902Cape Neddick 03903Eliot 03904Kittery 03905Kittery Point 03906North Berwick 03907Ogunquit 03908South Berwick 03909York 03910York Beach 03911York Harbor 04001Acton 04002Alfred 04003Bailey Island 04004Bar Mills 04005Biddeford 04007Biddeford 04008Bowdoinham 04009Bridgton 04010Brownfield 04011Brunswick 04014Cape Porpoise 04015Casco 04016Center Lovell 04017Chebeague Island 04019Cliff Island 04020Cornish 04021Cumberland Center 04022Denmark 04024East Baldwin 04027Lebanon 04028East Parsonsfield 04029Sebago 04030East Waterboro 04032Freeport 04033Freeport 04034Freeport 04037Fryeburg 04038Gorham 04039Gray 04040Harrison 04041Hiram 04042Hollis Center 04043Kennebunk 04046Kennebunkport 04047Parsonsfield 04048Limerick 04049Limington 04050Long Island 04051Lovell 04054Moody 04055Naples 04056Newfield 04057North Bridgton 04061North Waterboro 04062Windham 04063Ocean Park 04064Old Orchard Beach 04066Orrs Island 04068Porter 04069Pownal 04070Scarborough 04071Raymond 04072Saco 04073Sanford 04074Scarborough 04076Shapleigh 04077South Casco 04078South Freeport 04079Harpswell 04082South Windham 04083Springvale 04084Standish 04085Steep Falls 04086Topsham 04087Waterboro 04088Waterford 04090Wells 04091West Baldwin 04092Westbrook 04093Buxton 04094West Kennebunk 04095West Newfield 04096Yarmouth 04097North Yarmouth 04098Westbrook 04101Portland 04102Portland 04103Portland 04104Portland 04105Falmouth 04106South Portland 04107Cape Elizabeth 04108Peaks Island 04109Portland 04110Cumberland Foreside 04112Portland 04116South Portland 04122Portland 04123Portland 04124Portland 04210Auburn 04211Auburn 04212Auburn 04216Andover 04217Bethel 04219Bryant Pond 04220Buckfield 04221Canton 04222Durham 04223Danville 04224Dixfield 04225Dryden 04226East Andover 04227East Dixfield 04228East Livermore 04230East Poland 04231Stoneham 04234East Wilton 04236Greene 04237Hanover 04238Hebron 04239Jay 04240Lewiston 04241Lewiston 04243Lewiston 04250Lisbon 04252Lisbon Falls 04253Livermore 04254Livermore Falls 04255Greenwood 04256Mechanic Falls 04257Mexico 04258Minot 04259Monmouth 04260New Gloucester 04261Newry 04262North Jay 04263Leeds 04265North Monmouth 04266North Turner 04267North Waterford 04268Norway 04270Oxford 04274Poland 04275Roxbury 04276Rumford 04280Sabattus 04281South Paris 04282Turner 04284Wayne 04285Weld 04286West Bethel 04287Bowdoin 04288West Minot 04289West Paris 04290Peru 04291West Poland 04292Sumner 04294Wilton 04330Augusta 04332Augusta 04333Augusta 04336Augusta 04338Augusta 04342Dresden 04343East Winthrop 04344Farmingdale 04345Gardiner 04346Randolph 04347Hallowell 04348Jefferson 04349Kents Hill 04350Litchfield 04351Manchester 04352Mount Vernon 04353Whitefield 04354Palermo 04355Readfield 04357Richmond 04358South China 04359South Gardiner 04360Vienna 04363Windsor 04364Winthrop 04401Bangor 04402Bangor 04406Abbot 04408Aurora 04410Bradford 04411Bradley 04412Brewer 04413Brookton 04414Brownville 04415Brownville Junction 04416Bucksport 04417Burlington 04418Greenbush 04419Carmel 04420Castine 04421Castine 04422Charleston 04424Danforth 04426Dover Foxcroft 04427Corinth 04428Eddington 04429Holden 04430East Millinocket 04431East Orland 04434Etna 04435Exeter 04438Frankfort 04441Greenville 04442Greenville Junction 04443Guilford 04444Hampden 04448Howland 04449Hudson 04450Kenduskeag 04451Kingman 04453Lagrange 04454Lambert Lake 04455Lee 04456Levant 04457Lincoln 04459Mattawamkeag 04460Medway 04461Milford 04462Millinocket 04463Milo 04464Monson 04468Old Town 04469Orono 04471Orient 04472Orland 04473Orono 04474Orrington 04475Passadumkeag 04476Penobscot 04478Rockwood 04479Sangerville 04481Sebec 04485Shirley Mills 04487Springfield 04488Stetson 04489Stillwater 04490Topsfield 04491Vanceboro 04492Waite 04493West Enfield 04495Winn 04496Winterport 04497Wytopitlock 04530Bath 04535Alna 04537Boothbay 04538Boothbay Harbor 04539Bristol 04541Chamberlain 04543Damariscotta 04544East Boothbay 04547Friendship 04548Georgetown 04551Bremen 04553Newcastle 04554New Harbor 04555Nobleboro 04556Edgecomb 04558Pemaquid 04562Phippsburg 04563Cushing 04564Round Pond 04565Sebasco Estates 04568South Bristol 04570Squirrel Island 04571Trevett 04572Waldoboro 04573Walpole 04574Washington 04575West Boothbay Harbor 04576Southport 04578Wiscasset 04579Woolwich 04605Ellsworth 04606Addison 04607Gouldsboro 04609Bar Harbor 04611Beals 04612Bernard 04613Birch Harbor 04614Blue Hill 04616Brooklin 04617Brooksville 04619Calais 04622Cherryfield 04623Columbia Falls 04624Corea 04625Cranberry Isles 04626Cutler 04627Deer Isle 04628Dennysville 04629East Blue Hill 04630East Machias 04631Eastport 04634Franklin 04635Frenchboro 04637Grand Lake Stream 04640Hancock 04642Harborside 04643Harrington 04644Hulls Cove 04645Isle Au Haut 04646Islesford 04648Jonesboro 04649Jonesport 04650Little Deer Isle 04652Lubec 04653Bass Harbor 04654Machias 04655Machiasport 04657Meddybemps 04658Milbridge 04660Mount Desert 04662Northeast Harbor 04664Sullivan 04666Pembroke 04667Perry 04668Princeton 04669Prospect Harbor 04671Robbinston 04672Salsbury Cove 04673Sargentville 04674Seal Cove 04675Seal Harbor 04676Sedgwick 04677Sorrento 04679Southwest Harbor 04680Steuben 04681Stonington 04683Sunset 04684Surry 04685Swans Island 04686Wesley 04691Whiting 04693Winter Harbor 04694Baileyville 04730Houlton 04732Ashland 04733Benedicta 04734Blaine 04735Bridgewater 04736Caribou 04737Clayton Lake 04738Crouseville 04739Eagle Lake 04740Easton 04742Fort Fairfield 04743Fort Kent 04744Fort Kent Mills 04745Frenchville 04746Grand Isle 04747Island Falls 04750Limestone 04756Madawaska 04757Mapleton 04758Mars Hill 04760Monticello 04761New Limerick 04762New Sweden 04763Oakfield 04764Oxbow 04765Patten 04766Perham 04768Portage 04769Presque Isle 04772Saint Agatha 04773Saint David 04774Saint Francis 04775Sheridan 04776Sherman 04777Stacyville 04779Sinclair 04780Smyrna Mills 04781Wallagrass 04783Stockholm 04785Van Buren 04786Washburn 04787Westfield 04841Rockland 04843Camden 04847Hope 04848Islesboro 04849Lincolnville 04850Lincolnville Center 04851Matinicus 04852Monhegan 04853North Haven 04854Owls Head 04855Port Clyde 04856Rockport 04858South Thomaston 04859Spruce Head 04860Tenants Harbor 04861Thomaston 04862Union 04863Vinalhaven 04864Warren 04865West Rockport 04901Waterville 04903Waterville 04910Albion 04911Anson 04912Athens 04915Belfast 04917Belgrade 04918Belgrade Lakes 04920Bingham 04921Brooks 04922Burnham 04923Cambridge 04924Canaan 04925Caratunk 04926China Village 04927Clinton 04928Corinna 04929Detroit 04930Dexter 04932Dixmont 04933East Newport 04935East Vassalboro 04936Eustis 04937Fairfield 04938Farmington 04939Garland 04940Farmington Falls 04941Freedom 04942Harmony 04943Hartland 04944Hinckley 04945Jackman 04947Kingfield 04949Liberty 04950Madison 04951Monroe 04952Morrill 04953Newport 04954New Portland 04955New Sharon 04956New Vineyard 04957Norridgewock 04958North Anson 04961New Portland 04962North Vassalboro 04963Oakland 04964Oquossoc 04965Palmyra 04966Phillips 04967Pittsfield 04969Plymouth 04970Rangeley 04971Saint Albans 04972Sandy Point 04973Searsmont 04974Searsport 04975Shawmut 04976Skowhegan 04978Smithfield 04979Solon 04981Stockton Springs 04982Stratton 04983Strong 04984Temple 04985West Forks 04986Thorndike 04987Troy 04988Unity 04989Vassalboro 04992West Farmington

Averages, not a quote. Prices here are what each utility’s residential customers paid on average (revenue ÷ kWh sold, fixed charges included), as reported to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Your own rate depends on your plan, season and usage — check your bill or your utility’s tariff.

Questions

What is the average electricity rate in Maine?

32.1¢ per kWh for residential customers in August 2026 (EIA-861M, preliminary); the 12-month average is 29.6¢.

How does Maine compare with other states?

Maine ranks #50 cheapest of 51 states and D.C. The U.S. average was 18.2¢ in August 2026.

Which utility in Maine has the lowest rates?

Among the larger utilities (over 10,000 homes), Eastern Maine Electric Coop averaged 17.1¢ per kWh in 2024. Rates depend on the plan; check the utility’s tariff.