State Electricity Profiles
Data for:
2024
Release Date:
November 10, 2025
Next Release:
November 2026
Maine Electricity Profile 2024
| Item | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Primary energy source | Natural gas | |
| Net summer capacity (megawatts) | 5,586 | 43 |
| Electric utilities | 1 | 51 |
| IPP & CHP | 5,585 | 27 |
| Net generation (megawatthours) | 14,655,178 | 45 |
| Electric utilities | 2,558 | 49 |
| IPP & CHP | 14,652,620 | 30 |
| Emissions | ||
| Sulfur dioxide (short tons) | 4,469 | 34 |
| Nitrogen oxide (short tons) | 4,474 | 44 |
| Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) | 3,245 | 46 |
| Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 12 |
| Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) | 0.6 | 22 |
| Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) | 487 | 44 |
| Total retail sales (megawatthours) | 11,341,591 | 45 |
| Full service provider sales | 6,438,418 | 46 |
| Energy-only provider sales | 4,903,173 | 15 |
| Direct use (megawatthours) | 1,428,108 | 22 |
| Average retail price (cents/kWh) | 19.66 | 8 |
| Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms. | ||
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