Electricity Prices
Maine residential electricity averaged about 24.7 cents per kWh in 2023, well above the national average and among the highest in the continental U.S.
Electricity price per kWh (Northeast region)
1979–2024BLS Average Price Data, annual average (APU010072610).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Residential electricity price (c/kWh) | 24.7 | 15.5 |
- •Maine residential electricity prices are roughly 60% higher than the U.S. average.
Energy Production
Maine generated about 14.9 million MWh of electricity in 2023, ranking near the middle of U.S. states but among the cleanest mixes in New England.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable generation share (%) | 78 | 21.4 |
- •Maine gets roughly three-quarters of its in-state electricity generation from renewable sources.
Renewable Energy
About 78% of Maine's in-state electricity generation came from renewable sources in 2023, one of the highest shares in the nation.
Renewables share of total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, renewable energy (RETCB) ÷ total energy consumption (TETCB).
Renewable energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all renewable sources (RETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Hydroelectric power
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, hydroelectric power (HYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Renewable share of generation (%) | 78 | 21.4 |
- •Maine has set a state goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040.
Solar Energy
Maine's solar capacity grew rapidly to roughly 900 MW installed by 2023, up from nearly zero a decade earlier, driven by state net-metering and community solar programs.
Solar energy consumption
1989–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, solar, all uses (SOTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Installed solar capacity (GW) | 0.9 | 179 |
- •Maine's solar capacity multiplied more than 20-fold between 2018 and 2023.
Wind Energy
Maine had about 900 MW of installed wind capacity in 2023, mostly from onshore ridgeline projects, and is pursuing offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine.
Wind energy consumption
2007–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, wind (WYTCB), consumption in billion Btu.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Installed wind capacity (GW) | 0.9 | 147.5 |
- •Maine is developing a floating offshore wind research array in the Gulf of Maine.
Natural Gas
Natural gas supplies only a small share of Maine's home heating, with under 5% of households using it, far below the national average, due to the state's high fuel oil dependence.
Residential natural gas price
1967–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, price delivered to residential consumers (N3010ME3).
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption (NA1490_SME_2).
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Households heating with natural gas (%) | 5 | 46 |
- •Maine has the lowest share of households heating with natural gas in New England.
Energy Consumption
Maine consumed about 460,000 Btu per person in total energy in 2022, with heating oil use driving high per-capita residential demand relative to other states.
Total energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, all sources (TETCB), consumption in billion Btu.
Transportation sector energy consumption
1960–2024U.S. EIA State Energy Data System, transportation sector (TEACB), consumption in billion Btu.
Natural gas consumption
1997–2024U.S. EIA Natural Gas Annual, total consumption.
| Indicator | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Households using fuel oil heat (%) | 55 | 4 |
- •Maine has the highest share of households heating with fuel oil in the United States.