Central Maine Power Co Electricity Rates and Average Bill (Maine)

Data through April 2026 (the latest month EIA has published) · Updated July 05, 2026

As of April 2026, Central Maine Power Co's residential customers in Maine paid an average effective rate of 27.36¢/kWh with an average monthly bill of $165.65, per EIA Form 861-M data. That rate is 1.1¢ below the Maine average of 28.42¢/kWh; the U.S. average is 18.83¢/kWh.

Average rate
27.36¢/kWh
−0.5% year over year
Average bill
$165.65
+9.7% year over year
Average usage
605 kWh/mo
vs 570 ME average
Residential customers
551,756
Investor Owned

Rate trend vs the Maine average

View this chart as a table (last 12 months)
MonthRate (¢/kWh)Avg bill ($/mo)Avg usage (kWh/mo)
May 202527.05129.86480
June 202527.36120.75441
July 202527.41138.32505
August 202527.88156.37561
September 202527.1132.52489
October 202525.61123.13481
November 202527.88154.1553
December 202531.24154.67495
January 202631.08176.21567
February 202632.17209.65652
March 202627.4193.19705
April 202627.36165.65605

Central Maine Power Co vs Maine vs the U.S.

Central Maine Power CoMaineU.S. average
Rate (April 2026)27.36¢/kWh28.42¢/kWh18.83¢/kWh
Average monthly bill$165.65$161.91$127.71
Average monthly usage605 kWh570 kWh678 kWh
Rate change, 1 year−0.5%+1.1%+7.3%

Estimate a bill at Central Maine Power Co rates

1,000 kWh × 27.36¢ ≈ $273.60

Worked example: 1,000 kWh at Central Maine Power Co's average effective rate of 27.36¢/kWh is about $273.60. The utility's actual average usage is 605 kWh/month, which produces the $165.65 average bill. This is an all-in average (energy, delivery, fixed charges, riders); your tariff's marginal price will differ.

See the full Maine rate trend, look up another utility by ZIP code, or read why electric bills are rising.

Source: EIA Form 861-M (monthly utility-level sales to ultimate customers, residential), published with roughly a two-month lag. Rate = revenue ÷ sales; bill = revenue ÷ customers. Months failing basic sanity screens are excluded. See methodology.