State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2023 Release Date: Next Release: November 2025 Re-Release Date: November 6, 2024 (Correction/revision notices)

Maine Electricity Profile 2023

Table 1. 2023 Summary statistics (Maine)
Item	Value	Rank
Primary energy source		Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts)	5,252	44
Electric utilities	1	51
IPP & CHP	5,250	27
Net generation (megawatthours)	12,512,181	45
Electric utilities	4,865	49
IPP & CHP	12,507,316	32
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons)	4,351	34
Nitrogen oxide (short tons)	4,394	44
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons)	2,434	47
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh)	0.7	11
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh)	0.7	19
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh)	428	45
Total retail sales (megawatthours)	11,336,030	44
Full service provider sales	6,543,432	46
Energy-only provider sales	4,792,598	15
Direct use (megawatthours)	1,455,744	22
Average retail price (cents/kWh)	20.84	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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