Maine electricity rates in January 2021 averaged 16.50 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 30 percent more than the 12.69 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in January 2021.[1]
Maine natural gas rates in January 2021 averaged 14.27 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 47 percent more than the 9.74 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in January 2021.[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]
Maine has an estimated population of 1,328,361, which ranks 40th in the nation. [4]
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