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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2021 Release Date: November 10, 2022 Next Release Date: December 2023
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Maine Electricity Profile 2021

Table 1. 2021 Summary statistics (Maine)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Natural gas
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 5,026 44
Electric utilities 1 50
IPP & CHP 5,024 25
Net generation (megawatthours) 10,908,144 45
Electric utilities 1,503 49
IPP & CHP 10,906,641 33
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 5,687 34
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 5,182 44
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 2,285 48
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 11
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 1.0 16
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 461 45
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 11,584,674 44
Full service provider sales 6,517,474 46
Energy-only provider sales 5,067,200 14
Direct use (megawatthours) 1,790,229 18
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 13.96 11
Sources: 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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