Maine electricity rates in October 2020 averaged 16.86 cents per kilowatthour -- an estimated 24 percent more than the 13.60 cents per kilowatthour average rate in the U.S. overall in October 2020.[1]
Maine natural gas rates in September 2020 averaged 22.85 dollars per thousand cubic feet -- an estimated 85 percent more than the 12.35 dollars per thousand cubic feet average rate in the nation overall in September 2020.[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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