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Energy Profile

New York

vs

Maine

Side-by-side comparison of electricity costs, generation mix, and renewable energy data.

Reviewed by EnergyProfile Editorial Team · Updated
New YorkMetricMaine
26.39¢/kWhResidential27.78¢/kWh
21.07¢/kWhCommercial20.96¢/kWh
9.55¢/kWhIndustrial15.50¢/kWh
#45Price Rank#46
30.0%Renewable %53.8%

Generation Mix

New York

Gas
48.3%
Nuclear
21.0%
Hydro
21.7%
Wind
4.7%
Solar
2.4%

Maine

Coal
0.2%
Gas
43.7%
Hydro
19.5%
Wind
16.7%
Solar
6.4%

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Frequently Asked Questions

New York has cheaper residential electricity at 26.39¢/kWh. The difference is 1.39¢/kWh between the two states. New York ranks #45 and Maine ranks #46 cheapest among all states.

New York gets 30.0% of electricity from renewables, while Maine gets 53.8%. Maine leads in renewable energy adoption.

Sources: US Energy Information Administration (EIA)

Electricity rates from EIA retail sales data. Generation mix from EIA electric power operational data.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, 2026.

Comparing New York and Maine on U.S. state-level electricity rates and generation mix requires lining up the underlying the EIA Open Data API and State Electricity Profiles data side by side. The table above runs the comparison on the canonical fields; the narrative below identifies the factor or factors that drive the most meaningful difference between the two.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual New York and Maine detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.