The average monthly solar radiation level in Maine's capital city, Augusta, of 4.67 kilowatt hours per square meter per day (kWh/m2/day) is approximately 25% greater than the average level of 3.73 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically low levels (WA) and is approximately 29% less than the average level of 6.6 kWh/m2/day in an area with historically high levels (NV). [1]
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Maine values listed here are based on the capital, Augusta.
Below is a month-by-month comparison of how average Maine solar radiation levels compare to average levels in an area with historcially high levels (NV) and one with historically low levels (WA). [1]
→ k/m/d = kWh/m2/day = kilowatt hours per square meter per day.
→ Values listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
→ Maine values listed here are based on the capital, Augusta.
A look at solar installs in Maine. The chart below visualizes install totals for the top five counties in ME vs. the cumulative install total of rest of ME counties combined.
There are currently at least 0 solar panel installations throughout the state of Maine right now. [1]
Note: Install totals presented here are those voluntarily contributed from a variety of sources including solar incentive programs, utilities, installers, and the general public. [1] Data for some states is thinner than others.
The SEIA released its Solar Market Insight Report for Q2 2016, which had a number of positive reports regarding solar power in the U.S.
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Residential electricity prices in Maine averaged 16.86 cents per kilowatthour (¢/kWh) in October 2020, which was approximately 24% more than the overall U.S. average residential electricity rate of 13.60¢/kWh in October. [2]
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Residential natural gas prices in Maine averaged $22.85 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in September 2020, which was about 85% more than the overall U.S. average residential natural gas rate of $12.35 per Mcf in September. [3]
Maine ranks 40th among all states in the U.S. with a population of approximately 1,328,361. [4]
To learn more about solar energy and solar power in Maine, or for additional solar-related resources in ME, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Nineteen-year-old Edmund Becquerel, a French experimental physicist, discovered the basis of solar energy in 1839.
