Versant Power rates, bills and outages
Versant Power's 102,675 default-service customers in Maine paid an average of 30.93¢ per kWh in 2025, for an average bill of $151.41 a month on 490 kWh.1 Over the last 12 months (Sep 2025–Aug 2026) the average was 32.93¢, and 34.10¢ in August 2026.2 Another 6,264 homes on its wires (5.8%) buy their supply elsewhere and pay Versant Power delivery charges averaging 19.29¢ per kWh, plus their supplier's price.
EIA-861 2025 final (released October 7, 2026) and EIA's monthly utility survey through August 2026 (preliminary); next monthly update expected November 24, 2026. Averages are revenue divided by kWh, all charges included: not the rate printed in a tariff.
6 of 16 Maine counties served (EIA-861 2025)
Versant Power's standard-offer homes paid an average of 30.93¢ per kWh in 2025, the highest of Maine's 3 large utilities and the 8th highest of 177 large utilities nationally. They also used little electricity, 490 kWh1 a month, so the average bill stayed close to Central Maine Power's. Its customers averaged 500 minutes without power in 2025, more than the Maine average of 363 minutes8.
Versant's price per kWh, by period
Versant Power is Maine's second-largest utility, after Central Maine Power. Its lines reached 108,939 homes in 2025, 15.2%1 of the state's residential customers, across Aroostook County, Hancock County, Penobscot County, Piscataquis County, Waldo County and Washington County3. EIA gives three readings of what its full-service homes paid:
| Period | Average residential price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Calendar year 2025 | 30.93¢ per kWh1 | EIA-861, final annual survey |
| 12 months, September 2025 to August 2026 | 32.93¢ per kWh | EIA-861M monthly sample, 2026 months preliminary |
| August 20264 alone | 34.10¢ per kWh2 | EIA-861M, preliminary |
All three are average revenue per kWh: what the 102,6751 full-service homes paid in total, divided by the kWh they used. They are not the price on any line of Versant's tariff. Full service in Maine means delivery by Versant plus standard offer supply, a price the Maine Public Utilities Commission sets each year through a competitive bid, according to the Maine Department of Energy Resources.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state. Residential revenue divided by kWh in each month, as reported to EIA's monthly survey (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). Bundled (default-service) customers only.
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| Month | Versant Power (¢/kWh) | kWh per customer | Bill per customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 27.66¢ | 669 | $184.99 |
| February 2025 | 28.73¢ | 604 | $173.68 |
| March 2025 | 28.03¢ | 573 | $160.70 |
| April 2025 | 32.57¢ | 444 | $144.58 |
| May 2025 | 32.95¢ | 405 | $133.51 |
| June 2025 | 32.44¢ | 398 | $128.99 |
| July 2025 | 31.30¢ | 494 | $154.51 |
| August 2025 | 31.44¢ | 465 | $146.27 |
| September 2025 | 33.71¢ | 366 | $123.36 |
| October 2025 | 30.84¢ | 420 | $129.65 |
| November 2025 | 27.67¢ | 462 | $127.91 |
| December 2025 | 28.56¢ | 631 | $180.24 |
| January 2026 | 30.71¢ | 657 | $201.65 |
| February 2026 | 35.30¢ | 546 | $192.83 |
| March 2026 | 34.05¢ | 531 | $180.86 |
| April 2026 | 35.83¢ | 416 | $148.91 |
| May 2026 | 36.16¢ | 384 | $138.86 |
| June 2026 | 37.19¢ | 376 | $139.97 |
| July 2026 | 34.55¢ | 462 | $159.60 |
| August 2026 | 34.10¢ | 461 | $157.36 |
Versant's 2025 average was the highest of Maine's 3 utilities with 10,000 or more full-service homes, 11.7% above the Maine average, and 74.0% above the national average for investor-owned utilities. Among the 177 US utilities with 100,000 or more residential customers it ranked 8th highest of 177. The highest of them, SDG&E (California), averaged 45.77¢ per kWh, and the median utility 15.07¢ per kWh1.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | average residential price (bundled customers) |
|---|---|
| Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative (ME) | 19.36¢ |
| Central Maine Power (ME) | 27.41¢ |
| Eversource (CT) | 28.88¢ |
| Rhode Island Energy (RI) | 29.45¢ |
| Versant Power (ME) | 30.93¢ |
| National Grid (MA) | 33.66¢ |
Of the 3 Maine utilities in that comparison, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative had the lowest average in 2025, 19.36¢ per kWh, 11.57¢ per kWh1 below Versant Power. The cooperative is not an alternative for a Versant address. EIA's service-territory records list Versant in 6 counties, and in all 63 at least one other distribution utility also reports customers, the cooperative or a town utility such as Houlton Water Company. Which one serves an address is set by the utilities' own maps; EIA has no price by town.
Source: EIA-861 2025, service territory; Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties. EIA-861 2025 service territory: 6 counties. Counts whole counties even where the utility serves only part of one; check the utility's own service-area map for an address.
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| County | Other utilities reporting service |
|---|---|
| Aroostook County | Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative, Houlton Water Company, Van Buren Light & Power Dist |
| Hancock County | Central Maine Power |
| Penobscot County | Central Maine Power, Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative |
| Piscataquis County | Central Maine Power |
| Waldo County | Central Maine Power |
| Washington County | Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative |
Two districts, two supply prices
Versant runs two service areas, the Bangor Hydro District and the Maine Public District, and the standard offer is bought separately for each. The Office of the Public Advocate's residential pricing index for March 2026 lists a higher standard offer price in the Maine Public District than in the Bangor Hydro District, and both above their level a year earlier. EIA reports Versant as one utility, so the averages on this page blend the two districts.
The Maine Public District is in northern Maine. The transmission system and power markets of Aroostook and Washington counties, both in Versant's territory, are administered by the Northern Maine Independent System Administrator, a non-profit body. EIA's 2025 records place Versant as a whole in ISO New England1.
Delivery has its own structure too. The state energy office notes that for Versant customers the monthly fixed charge covers the first 100 kWh of distribution costs. Fixed charges weigh more on an average per kWh when use is low.
Low use keeps the bill near CMP's
The average Versant home used 490 kWh a month in 2025, against 538 kWh at CMP; Maine's residential average of 533 kWh was the 3rd lowest6 among the states. A higher price on fewer kWh produced bills of $151.41 at Versant and $147.321 at CMP that year. Over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026 the averages were $156.75 at Versant for 476 kWh a month and $156.45 at CMP for 536 kWh2.
Source: EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final. Utilities with 10,000 or more bundled (full-service) residential customers. Revenue divided by kWh sold, all charges included, EIA-861 2025 final. Darker bars have their own page. In this state, customers who buy supply from a competitive supplier are not in these averages (they pay delivery to the utility and supply to the supplier).
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| Utility | kWh a month |
|---|---|
| Central Maine Power | 538 |
| Maine average | 533 |
| Eastern Maine Electric Cooperative | 520 |
| Versant Power | 490 |
Winter sets the peak. In EIA's monthly data for the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026, use per home ran from 366 kWh in September 2025 to 657 kWh in January 2026, and the average bill in those two months from $123.36 to $201.65. CMP's highest month in the same period was March 20262.
Source: EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility. kWh per residential customer in each month (EIA-861M; months since January 2026 preliminary). The table adds the average bill and price for the month.
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| Month | kWh per customer | Bill per customer | ¢/kWh |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 366 | $123.36 | 33.71¢ |
| October 2025 | 420 | $129.65 | 30.84¢ |
| November 2025 | 462 | $127.91 | 27.67¢ |
| December 2025 | 631 | $180.24 | 28.56¢ |
| January 2026 | 657 | $201.65 | 30.71¢ |
| February 2026 | 546 | $192.83 | 35.30¢ |
| March 2026 | 531 | $180.86 | 34.05¢ |
| April 2026 | 416 | $148.91 | 35.83¢ |
| May 2026 | 384 | $138.86 | 36.16¢ |
| June 2026 | 376 | $139.97 | 37.19¢ |
| July 2026 | 462 | $159.60 | 34.55¢ |
| August 2026 | 461 | $157.36 | 34.10¢ |
How the price changed: 2024, 2025 and 2026
From 2024 to 2025, Versant's full-service average went from 28.53¢ per kWh to 30.93¢ per kWh (+8.4%). Use per home fell from 505 kWh to 490 kWh a month, so the average bill rose less, from $144.057 to $151.41 (+5.1%1).
Both parts of the bill moved. The Department of Energy Resources reports a modest increase in 2025 standard offer rates in both Versant districts. On the delivery side, EIA's delivery-only average, what Versant billed homes that buy supply from a competitive supplier, rose from 16.24¢ per kWh7 to 19.29¢ per kWh (+18.8%). CMP's rose faster over the same year, +32.4%, and its full-service average +17.0%1, so the gap between the two utilities narrowed.
The 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026 averaged 32.93¢ per kWh, and the latest month, August 20264, came in at 34.10¢ per kWh, +8.5% against August 2025. CMP's change over the same month was +15.9%2. These months are preliminary. Two state-reported changes fall within them: the higher 2026 standard offer from January, and a small delivery decrease on July 1, 2026, when charges for efficiency programs fell and Versant's residential bills went down in both districts, according to the state energy office.
How long Versant's outages last
Versant customers averaged 500 minutes without power in 2025 counting major storms, more than the Maine average of 363 minutes, and 223 minutes on days without major events, against 192 minutes statewide. The average customer had 2.38 interruptions during the year; Maine's figure of 2.24 was the 4th highest8 among the states. All figures follow the IEEE 1366 standard. EIA's data do not say why outages last longer in one territory than another.
Source: EIA-861 2025, reliability. EIA-861 2025 final. Average revenue per kWh is all charges divided by kWh; it is not a tariff rate.
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| Utility | outage minutes per customer (all events) |
|---|---|
| United Illuminating (CT) | 73 |
| Eversource (MA) | 113 |
| National Grid (MA) | 133 |
| Eversource (NH) | 161 |
| Rhode Island Energy (RI) | 183 |
| Eversource (CT) | 217 |
| Central Maine Power (ME) | 318 |
| Versant Power (ME) | 500 |
Supplier customers and delivery-only charges
Every Maine customer may buy supply from a licensed competitive supplier instead of the standard offer, and Versant still delivers and bills its own charges (Department of Energy Resources). In 2025, 5.8% of Versant's residential customers did so, 6,264 homes, against 7.1%1 statewide. EIA keeps the two groups apart:
- Standard offer homes: 30.93¢ per kWh, delivery and supply together, average bill $151.41.
- Supplier homes, Versant's part only: 19.29¢ per kWh for delivery, average delivery bill $81.12 for 421 kWh1 a month. The supplier's charge comes on top and is not in these figures.
The two describe different homes and different parts of a bill, so they are not added or compared as prices. Across all Maine residential supplier contracts in 2025, suppliers billed an average of 14.92¢ per kWh1 for supply alone; that is a past average across every contract, not an offer. The Public Advocate's pricing index lists the current standard offer for each district, and the delivery and supply guide explains the two parts of a bill.
Businesses shop more. 3,604 commercial accounts took delivery only, at an average of 15.63¢ per kWh, beside 16,428 full-service commercial accounts at 19.67¢ per kWh. Versant's 25 full-service industrial accounts averaged 16.49¢ per kWh, and across all customers and sectors the full-service average was 25.98¢ per kWh1.
Meters, solar and help with bills
Almost every Versant home has an advanced meter: 99.7% of residential meters in EIA's 2025 count. Versant reported 2,487 net-metered residential solar installations totalling 18.3 megawatts, 22.89 per 1,000 residential customers; the net metering guide explains how credits work on a bill.
Help with bills in Maine comes partly through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The state's allocation was $42.7 million for FY2026, $68.78 per occupied household and the 2nd highest among the states, and $36.7 million10 in the first, partial release of FY2027 funds. The guide to help paying an electric bill lists programs and how to apply.
Versant Power questions
What are Versant Power's rates per kWh?
Full-service homes paid an average of 30.93¢ per kWh1 in 2025, 32.93¢ per kWh over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026 and 34.10¢ per kWh2 in August 20264 (2026 months preliminary). These are averages: total residential revenue divided by kWh, including the monthly fixed charge, delivery charges and standard offer supply. Versant's tariff lists separate charges, and the supply price differs between its Bangor Hydro and Maine Public districts.
Did Versant Power rates go up in 2026?
The standard offer supply price did. The Maine Office of the Public Advocate's pricing index shows it higher in both Versant districts in March 2026 than a year earlier. EIA's monthly data put Versant's residential average in August 20264 at 34.10¢ per kWh, +8.5%2 against the same month a year earlier (preliminary). Delivery charges came down slightly on July 1, 2026, according to the Maine Department of Energy Resources.
What is the average Versant Power bill?
$151.41 a month in 2025 for 490 kWh1, and $156.75 over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. The monthly average ranged from $123.36 in September 2025 to $201.65 in January 20262.
How long are Versant Power outages?
In 2025 the average Versant customer was without power for 500 minutes counting major storms and 223 minutes excluding major event days, with 2.38 interruptions on average (IEEE 1366). The Maine average including storms was 363 minutes8. Versant's outage map shows current outages; EIA publishes only annual totals.
Related pages
Sources
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2025 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861M monthly sales and revenue by utility; table sales_ult_cust_2025 and _2026; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, service territory; table Service_Territory_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA, Electric Power Monthly / EIA-861M sales and revenue by state; table sales_revenue.xlsx (EPM Table 5.6.A); January 2001 to 2026-08; months since January 2026 preliminary; released October 23, 2026. www.eia.gov
- Census Bureau, Cartographic boundary file, counties; table cb_2025_us_county_5m; cb_2021_us_county_5m; 2025 (2021 for Connecticut). www.census.gov
- EIA-861 2025, average monthly bill by state; table Average_Bill_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 annual electric power industry report, 2024 final; table Sales_Ult_Cust_2024; 2024, final (file updated December 3, 2025); released December 3, 2025. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, reliability; table Reliability_2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- EIA-861 2025, advanced meters, dynamic pricing and net metering; table Advanced_Meters, Dynamic_Pricing, Net_Metering 2025; 2025, final; released October 7, 2026. www.eia.gov
- HHS, LIHEAP funding releases to states; table FY2027 first release; FY2026 final; FY2027 first release (October 9, 2026); FY2026 total; released October 9, 2026. acf.gov
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