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Maine

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative electricity rates

What homes pay Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative for electricity, from EIA.

Cooperative utility, 10,827 homes in Maine. EIA lists it as Eastern Maine Electric Coop.

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Average price
22.0¢ a kWh
Up 20% on a year ago
Average bill
$114 a month
Up 20% on a year ago
Average use
518 kWh
A month. Maine 528 kWh
Price rank in Maine
3 of 3
1 is the most expensive

Over the 12 months to August 2026, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative homes paid 22.0¢ a kWh, against 29.6¢ across Maine.

Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative vs Maine

Eastern Maine Electric CooperativeMaine
Average price, 12 months to August 202622.0¢29.6¢
Price in August 202622.4¢32.1¢
Average monthly bill, 12 months$114$156
Bill in August 2026$112$157
Average monthly use518 kWh528 kWh
Price change, past year+20%+9.7%
Price change since 2019+27%+65%

Electricity price

Average residential price a kilowatt-hour, by month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey. Revenue over kilowatt-hours sold, including fixed charges.

Average monthly bill

What an average home pays a month.

Up to and including August 2026

Source: EIA-861M monthly utility survey.