Maine electricity rates in June 2018 averaged 16.16 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 24 percent more than the 13.02 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in June 2018.[1]
Maine natural gas rates in June 2018 averaged 20.08 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 21 percent more than the 16.53 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in June 2018.[2]
Maine solar energy averaged about 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) on an annual basis -- an estimated 25% more than the 3.73 kWh/m2/day generated at a low-output location in the U.S.[3]
As of last week, Apple now also an energy company. But that’s old news — Google already played that card all the way back in 2010.
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Apple just created a subsidiary named Apple Energy that will do exactly what it seems a company by that name would do — sell energy.
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A second quarter (Q2) U.S. solar market report was released and the results are clear: The use of solar power continues to rise in the U.S.
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Maine has an estimated population of 1,328,361, which ranks 40th in the nation. [4]
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