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Maine home energy costs
The average Maine household used 550 kWh of electricity a month in 2024 and paid an average bill of $133.60, at a blended average price of 24.29¢ per kWh — 6% below the U.S. average bill of $142.26. Piped natural gas delivered to Maine homes cost $18.95 per thousand cubic feet. Every figure on this page is an official EIA number, with its source and period named.
| Maine at a glance | Figure (with source period) |
|---|---|
| Average electricity price (2024) | 24.29¢ per kWh — U.S. average 16.48¢ |
| Latest monthly electricity price (July 2026, preliminary) | 32.41¢ per kWh |
| Average electricity use (2024) | 550 kWh per month — U.S. average 863 kWh |
| Average monthly electric bill (2024) | $133.60 — U.S. average $142.26 |
| Natural gas, residential delivered (2024) | $18.95 per Mcf (about $1.83 per therm) — U.S. average $14.50 |
| Heating oil, residential (week of Oct 19, 2026) | $6.026 per gallon — U.S. average $6.190 |
| Propane, residential (week of Oct 19, 2026) | $3.709 per gallon — U.S. average $2.689 |
State averages describe the typical home, not yours. Enter your own kWh and therms and price them at your state's published average rates.
Open the energy cost calculatorElectricity in Maine: price, usage, and the average bill
The average price — 24.29¢ per kWh in 2024 — is EIA's blended figure: total residential electricity revenue in Maine divided by total residential sales, across every utility and every home in the state. It blends fixed customer charges into the per-kWh number, so it will never match the energy rate printed on any single tariff. The latest monthly snapshot, July 2026 (preliminary), puts the average price at 32.41¢ per kWh; July is a summer month, so read it as a snapshot, not a new annual rate.
Usage is the other half of the bill: at 550 kWh a month, Maine usage runs 36% below the U.S. average of 863 kWh. Price times usage is why the average bill lands at $133.60 — read the two together, never the price alone. Our electricity guide puts all 50 states side by side.
Natural gas in Maine
Natural gas delivered to Maine homes cost an average of $18.95 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in 2024 — 31% above the U.S. average of $14.50. "Delivered" means the full price at the meter: the gas itself plus transportation and the local distribution company's charges. On the unit your bill most likely uses, that is about $1.83 per therm (1 Mcf ≈ 10.37 therms). We publish the price but not an "average gas bill" for Maine: the annual price table carries no per-state household consumption figure we can stand behind, so the honest way to size a gas bill is your own therms in the calculator. The natural gas guide covers all 50 states.
Heating and cooling: where the money goes in Maine
Maine households use relatively little electricity — 550 kWh a month — because in much of the state space heating, the biggest home energy load, runs on delivered fuels and piped gas rather than electricity. The energy bill doesn't disappear; it moves. Winter cost in an oil-heated Maine home is set by the heating-oil price in the table above and the size of the tank, and a cold month shows up as a fuel delivery, not a bigger electric bill.
One caution for gas-heated homes: at $18.95 per Mcf, delivered natural gas in Maine is priced 31% above the U.S. average of $14.50, so a cold winter costs noticeably more here than the national figures suggest.
Heating oil and propane in Maine
EIA surveys delivered-fuel prices weekly during the heating season (October through March). The prices in the glance table are the survey week of October 19, 2026, per gallon, excluding taxes. Priced out at typical delivery sizes:
| Illustrative delivery | Cost at the published price |
|---|---|
| Heating oil — 150-gallon delivery at the Oct 19, 2026 price | $903.90 |
| Propane — 100 gallons at the Oct 19, 2026 price | $370.90 |
Illustrative arithmetic on the published EIA prices — your supplier's price, delivery fees, and tank size will differ. See the heating oil guide and propane guide for every surveyed state.
Before you compare your bill
- Averages blend every home size and every utility in the state — a small apartment and a large detached house are in the same average.
- Annual averages hide the seasons. A July bill in a cooling climate and a January bill in a heating climate can each be double the annual average month.
- The average price is not a tariff. Your utility's actual rate schedule — including its fixed monthly customer charge — is the number that prices your bill; the EIA average is the benchmark to compare it against.
Sources: EIA — Electric Sales, Revenue & Average Price 2024, Table 5A (Form EIA-861) · EIA — Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A (July 2026) · EIA — Natural Gas Annual 2024, Table 23 (Form EIA-176) · EIA — Heating Oil and Propane Update (week of October 19, 2026). Researched October 2026 — energy prices move with seasons and markets; confirm the current rate on your own bill.
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