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Maine Electricity Prices: 27.78 US cents/kWh Residential, 2025

The average residential price of electricity in Maine was 27.78 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 6th highest residential price of the 51 states and DC. That is over the previous year +14.4%, over five years +65.3%, over ten years +78.0%. Commercial customers paid 20.96 US cents/kWh and industrial customers 15.50 US cents/kWh in 2025. These are EIA statistics; they are not real time and do not include taxes or fees billed separately by some utilities.

Key Facts

  • The average residential price of electricity in Maine was 27.78 US cents/kWh in 2025, the 6th highest residential price of the 51 states and DC.
  • Commercial customers in Maine paid an average of 20.96 US cents/kWh in 2025, and industrial customers 15.50 US cents/kWh.
  • Maine's residential electricity price rose 65.3% over the five years to 2025.
  • Maine's residential electricity price rose 78.0% over the ten years to 2025.
  • The most recent monthly figure for Maine is June 2026.

Key Figures

MeasureValueAs of / source
Residential price27.78 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Commercial price20.96 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Industrial price15.50 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
All sectors22.81 US cents/kWh2025 · EIA
Residential price rank, highest first6 of 512025 · EIA
Change over 1 year+14.4%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 5 years+65.3%to 2025 · EIA
Change over 10 years+78.0%to 2025 · EIA

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of 2025. Average revenue per kWh sold, including delivery charges and taxes collected by utilities, in nominal US cents.

Price History, 2001 to 2025

EIA annual statistics
Maine average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025 Maine's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 27.78 US cents/kWh. 0 8 15 23 30 20012006201120162021
Maine's average electricity price by customer sector from 2001 to 2025, in US cents per kWh. In 2025 the residential price was 27.78 US cents/kWh.
Annual statistics through 2025, US cents/kWh
Maine average electricity price by sector, 2001 to 2025
YearAll sectorsResidentialCommercialIndustrial
200110.55 US cents/kWh13.13 US cents/kWh11.64 US cents/kWh7.15 US cents/kWh
200210.35 US cents/kWh12.74 US cents/kWh10.68 US cents/kWh7.05 US cents/kWh
20039.79 US cents/kWh12.37 US cents/kWh10.34 US cents/kWh6.35 US cents/kWh
20049.69 US cents/kWh12.16 US cents/kWh9.89 US cents/kWh6.56 US cents/kWh
200510.57 US cents/kWh13.23 US cents/kWh10.63 US cents/kWh7.28 US cents/kWh
200611.80 US cents/kWh13.80 US cents/kWh12.42 US cents/kWh8.83 US cents/kWh
200714.59 US cents/kWh16.52 US cents/kWh12.94 US cents/kWh14.11 US cents/kWh
200813.80 US cents/kWh16.24 US cents/kWh12.95 US cents/kWh11.56 US cents/kWh
200913.12 US cents/kWh15.64 US cents/kWh12.60 US cents/kWh10.03 US cents/kWh
201012.84 US cents/kWh15.72 US cents/kWh12.51 US cents/kWh9.17 US cents/kWh
201112.58 US cents/kWh15.38 US cents/kWh12.29 US cents/kWh8.88 US cents/kWh
201211.81 US cents/kWh14.66 US cents/kWh11.53 US cents/kWh7.98 US cents/kWh
201311.86 US cents/kWh14.35 US cents/kWh11.74 US cents/kWh8.34 US cents/kWh
201412.65 US cents/kWh15.27 US cents/kWh12.70 US cents/kWh8.95 US cents/kWh
201512.78 US cents/kWh15.61 US cents/kWh12.47 US cents/kWh9.05 US cents/kWh
201612.80 US cents/kWh15.83 US cents/kWh12.08 US cents/kWh8.96 US cents/kWh
201713.02 US cents/kWh15.97 US cents/kWh12.12 US cents/kWh9.20 US cents/kWh
201813.44 US cents/kWh16.84 US cents/kWh12.51 US cents/kWh9.32 US cents/kWh
201914.04 US cents/kWh17.89 US cents/kWh12.83 US cents/kWh9.22 US cents/kWh
202013.54 US cents/kWh16.81 US cents/kWh12.56 US cents/kWh8.86 US cents/kWh
202113.96 US cents/kWh17.02 US cents/kWh12.90 US cents/kWh9.55 US cents/kWh
202217.44 US cents/kWh22.44 US cents/kWh15.40 US cents/kWh11.03 US cents/kWh
202320.84 US cents/kWh27.42 US cents/kWh17.88 US cents/kWh12.30 US cents/kWh
202419.66 US cents/kWh24.29 US cents/kWh18.22 US cents/kWh12.46 US cents/kWh
202522.81 US cents/kWh27.78 US cents/kWh20.96 US cents/kWh15.50 US cents/kWh

Month by Month

EIA monthly statistics, preliminary for recent months, through June 2026
Maine average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month Maine's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026. 0 10 20 30 40 Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2025Oct 2025Nov 2025Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026Mar 2026Apr 2026May 2026Jun 2026
Maine's average electricity price by month, in US cents per kWh, from July 2025 to June 2026.
Monthly statistics through June 2026, US cents/kWh
Maine average electricity price, all sectors and residential, by month
MonthAll sectorsResidential
2025-0722.89 US cents/kWh27.98 US cents/kWh
2025-0823.30 US cents/kWh28.25 US cents/kWh
2025-0922.67 US cents/kWh27.98 US cents/kWh
2025-1022.00 US cents/kWh26.63 US cents/kWh
2025-1122.96 US cents/kWh27.85 US cents/kWh
2025-1224.57 US cents/kWh30.39 US cents/kWh
2026-0125.44 US cents/kWh30.73 US cents/kWh
2026-0226.67 US cents/kWh32.17 US cents/kWh
2026-0324.78 US cents/kWh28.32 US cents/kWh
2026-0423.76 US cents/kWh28.42 US cents/kWh
2026-0523.52 US cents/kWh28.63 US cents/kWh
2026-0623.19 US cents/kWh29.59 US cents/kWh

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). (US Government work, public domain) Data as of June 2026.