Eastern Maine Electric Coop
Cooperative electric utility · Maine · #961 of 3,199 U.S. utilities by customers · EIA utility #5609
Eastern Maine Electric Coop is a cooperative electric utility serving 13,231 customers in Maine. In 2025 it sold 105 gigawatt-hours of electricity for $19.14M in revenue, an average realized rate of 18.21¢ per kWh across all customer classes and 19.36¢ per kWh for residential customers. Its reported service territory covers 3 counties. EIA records its activities as: transmission, buying transmission, distribution, retail marketing.
Customers, sales and rates by customer class (2025)
| Class | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Avg realized rate | Share of sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 10,808 | 67.5 | $13.07M | 19.36¢ | |
| Commercial | 2,393 | 24.2 | $4.16M | 17.21¢ | |
| Industrial | 30 | 13.5 | $1.92M | 14.24¢ | |
| Total | 13,231 | 105 | $19.14M | 18.21¢ |
Average realized rate = revenue divided by sales as reported on EIA Form 861. It blends fixed charges, demand charges and riders into one per-kWh figure; it is not the utility's tariff rate. Estimated residential bill assumes the average residential customer's actual 2025 usage (520 kWh/month).
Five-year trend
| Year | Customers | Sales (GWh) | Revenue | Residential rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12,937 | 96.4 | $15.12M | 16.64¢ |
| 2022 | 13,006 | 100.0 | $15.83M | 16.77¢ |
| 2023 | 13,081 | 102 | $16.24M | 16.77¢ |
| 2024 | 13,257 | 103 | $16.62M | 17.06¢ |
| 2025 | 13,231 | 105 | $19.14M | 19.36¢ |
Reliability (2025)
Average outage time (SAIDI): 991 minutes per customer per year
Average outages (SAIFI): 7.23 per customer
Average restoration time (CAIDI): 137 minutes
As reported for Maine under the IEEE standard, with major event days included where the standard reports them. Lower is better; see the reliability rankings.
Energy supply (2025)
Net generation: — GWh
Wholesale power purchased: 105 GWh
Winter peak demand: 21 MW
Meters & rooftop solar (2025)
Smart (AMI) meters: 99.4% of 13,231 meters
Customer-sited generation (net metering): 45 installations, 0.5 MW of capacity
Counties served
Aroostook, MEPenobscot, MEWashington, ME
Other large utilities in Maine
- Central Maine Power Co - 592,687 customers, residential 27.41¢
- Versant Power - 155,317 customers, residential 30.15¢
- Electricity Maine, LLC - 15,645 customers, residential 15.65¢
- Kennebunk Light & Power Dist - 7,596 customers, residential 13.46¢
- FairPoint Energy LLC - 5,560 customers, residential 17.68¢
- C. N. Brown Electricity, LLC - 5,516 customers, residential 11.28¢
- Houlton Water Company - 5,496 customers, residential 14.16¢
- XOOM Energy Maine, LLC - 4,016 customers, residential 13.61¢
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861 2025 (filed by the utility; figures as published). Utility #5609 in the EIA frame.