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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
| 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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