^ Natural gas rates in Portland are currently about 37.3% more than average prices in the U.S. [Read More]
Natural Gas Usage in Portland
^ Portland residents used an estimated 20 million cubic feet of natural gas in March 2022. [Read More]
Natural Gas Customers in Portland
^ There are an estimated 1,876 residential natural gas customers in the city of Portland. [Read More]
Natural Gas Rates in Portland, ME
Residential Natural Gas Rates in Portland
Residential natural gas prices in Portland, ME (based on Maine data) averaged $17.82 per thousand cubic feet in January 2022. This average rate was approximately 37.3% more than the U.S. average rate of $12.98 per thousand cubic feet for residential customers in the most recent month with data. [1]
*Prices listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Industrial Natural Gas Rates in Portland
Portland, ME industrial natural gas prices in March 2022 (based on Maine data) averaged $12.35 per thousand cubic feet, which was approximately 95.4% more than the average rate of $6.32 per thousand cubic feet in the United States overall in the most recent month with data. [1]
Year over year, the average industrial natural gas rate in Portland increased 36.31 percent, from $9.06 per thousand cubic feet in March 2021 to $12.35 per thousand cubic feet in March 2022. [1]
*Prices listed as 0 (zero) are not available (N/A).
Natural Gas Usage in Portland, ME
Portland Natural Gas Customers
An estimated 37,653 residential consumers use natural gas in Maine, which is approximately 0.1% of the total number of residential natural gas consumers in the United States overall. [2]
Portland: There are an estimated 1,876 residential natural gas customers in the city of Portland. [3]
Residential Natural Gas Consumption in Portland
Residential natural gas usage in Maine in March 2022 was 406 million cubic feet, or approximately 0.1% of the total residential consumption in the U.S. of 591,629 million cubic feet that month. [1]
Portland residents used an estimated 20 million cubic feet of natural gas in March 2022, or about 5 percent of the overall usage in Maine that month. [3]
More Maine Natural Gas Statistics
Maine Industrial Natural Gas Consumers
Industrial Natural Gas Consumers in ME
An estimated 156 industrial consumers use natural gas in Maine, which is about 0.1% of the total number of industrial natural gas consumers in the United States. [2]
Industrial natural gas consumers in the state of Maine (as a whole) pay approximately 95.4% more than the average residential natural gas rate in the United States overall. [1]
Portland (Maine) is a city in Cumberland County with a population of approximately 66,194. [4]
Portland, ME Natural Gas
To learn more about natural gas rates in Portland, ME, or for more resources related to natural gas in Portland, visit the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Did you know?
Natural gas is odorless, so a chemical that smells like sulfur is added. This allows it to be detected in cases where leaks occur.