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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 13 F E B R UA R Y 1 9 , 2 0 2 4 F O C U S E N E R GY / E N V I R O N M E N T Special electric vehicle, energy storage, Special electric vehicle, energy storage, heat pump and heat pump heat pump and heat pump water heater water heater rates help customers save energy & rates help customers save energy & money! money! Visit versantpower.com or scan to learn more: Visit versantpower.com or scan to learn more: Rates are available for homes and businesses in our Rates are available for homes and businesses in our Maine Public District & Bangor Hydro District. Maine Public District & Bangor Hydro District. C ONNEC TI C U T Natural gas 55.6% M AI NE Hydro 27.1% M AS S AC H U S ETTS Natural gas 73.9% NEW H AM PS H I R E Nuclear 56.5% R H ODE I S LAND Natural gas 90.9% VER M ONT Hydro 50% Maine's electricity generation depends on four primary sources —nearly equal parts natural gas, hydropower, wind and biomass. None comes from nuclear power, while coal and petroleum make up a combined 1% of the electricity generated in Maine. This mix is in sharp contrast with New Hampshire, where more than half of all electricity is generated by nuclear power, or Massachusetts, where three-quarters of the electricity generated comes from natural gas, or Vermont, where half of the electricity generated comes from hydropower. S O U R C E : Nuclear Energy Institute, ABB Velocity Suite; U.S. Energy Information Administration WHERE MAINE GETS ITS ELECTRICITY (2022) THE NO. 1 SOURCE OF ENERGY IN THE SIX NEW ENGLAND STATES (2022) 27.1% Hydro 24.7% Natural gas 23.3% Wind 22.3% Biomass 1.6% Solar 0.6% Coal 0.4% Petroleum 0.0% Geothermal 0.0% Nuclear