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Houlton Water Company
Average price is revenue divided by sales for the sector and year; it is not a tariff rate. Reliability figures are as reported by utilities to EIA on Form 861 and may use different calculation methods. Annual figures: Form EIA-861 for 2024, final release. Monthly state figures run to July 2026.
Houlton Water Company is a municipal utility that reported 3,907 residential customers in Maine on Form EIA-861 for 2024, with a service territory that touches 1 county.
Its average residential price that year was 11.95¢ per kilowatthour, 51% below the Maine average of 24.29¢ and 27% below the US average of 16.48¢. The figure is residential revenue divided by residential sales, so it folds in fixed charges, riders and every rate schedule the utility bills under.
That works out to an average residential bill of $87.95 a month on average use of 736 kWh a month. Across Maine the average bill was $133.60 on 550 kWh, so a bill gap reflects how much power households use as well as what each kilowatthour costs.
EIA's reliability file has no SAIDI or SAIFI entry for it in 2024; smaller respondents and energy-only suppliers are not asked for one.
The average price is up 13.3% on 2019, against up 35.8% for Maine as a whole, and up 4.8% on 2023.
Compared with Maine, the US and other municipal utilities
| Measure, 2024 | This utility | Municipal utilities, US median | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average residential price per kWh | 11.95¢ | 12.45¢ | 24.29¢ | 16.48¢ |
| Average monthly residential bill | $87.95 | $113.02 | $133.60 | $142.26 |
| Average monthly use, kWh | 736 | 905 | 550 | 863 |
| Residential price change, 1 year | +4.8% | — | -11.4% | +3.0% |
| Residential price change, 5 years | +13.3% | — | +35.8% | +26.7% |
| SAIDI, all events (minutes) | — | 64.4 | 1,206.0 median | 184.5 median |
| SAIDI, without major event days | — | 40.3 | 478.0 median | 99.8 median |
State and US prices, bills and use are EIA's own averages over every customer. The ownership column and the reliability columns are medians across utilities with at least 1,000 residential customers, computed on this site from the final 2024 file. In Maine this utility's price ranks 5 of 5, counting from the highest.
Average price by year
Houlton Water CompanyMaine averageUS average
Year by year
| Year | ¢ per kWh | Maine ¢ | Monthly bill | kWh a month | Residential customers | All sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.95¢ | 24.29¢ | $87.95 | 736 | 3,907 | 114.6 GWh |
| 2023 | 11.40¢ | 27.42¢ | $85.14 | 747 | 3,907 | 116.1 GWh |
| 2022 | 11.24¢ | 22.44¢ | $80.77 | 719 | 3,907 | 115 GWh |
| 2021 | 11.43¢ | 17.02¢ | $79.14 | 693 | 3,907 | 114.7 GWh |
| 2020 | 11.92¢ | 16.81¢ | $81.59 | 685 | 3,918 | 106.2 GWh |
| 2019 | 10.55¢ | 17.89¢ | $70.94 | 672 | 3,907 | 112.9 GWh |
| 2018 | 10.18¢ | 16.84¢ | $67.15 | 660 | 3,921 | 118.3 GWh |
| 2017 | 10.53¢ | 15.97¢ | $66.86 | 635 | 3,919 | 114 GWh |
| 2016 | 11.43¢ | 15.83¢ | $72.02 | 630 | 3,919 | 105.7 GWh |
| 2015 | 10.72¢ | 15.61¢ | $70.83 | 660 | 3,927 | 107 GWh |
| 2014 | — | 15.27¢ | — | — | 3,919 | 109.7 GWh |
| 2013 | — | 14.35¢ | — | — | 3,912 | 98 GWh |
Bundled residential service only in the price, bill and use columns. Bill = residential revenue ÷ customers ÷ 12; use = residential sales ÷ customers ÷ 12.
Month by month
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Sales by sector, 2024
| Sector | Customers | Sales | Share of sales | Revenue | ¢ per kWh, bundled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 3,907 | 34.5 GWh | 30% | $4,123,600 | 11.95¢ |
| Commercial | 1,511 | 20.2 GWh | 18% | $2,437,400 | 12.05¢ |
| Industrial | 78 | 59.9 GWh | 52% | $3,281,500 | 10.31¢ |
Customers, sales and revenue count every service type the utility reported (bundled, energy-only and delivery-only). The price column uses bundled service alone, because part-bill revenue would understate it. Sources of energy: 82.9 GWh in total, of which 0% was its own net generation and 82.9 GWh was bought wholesale; summer peak demand 19 MW.
Reliability
EIA's reliability file has no entry for Houlton Water Company in 2024. Energy-only suppliers do not own the wires, and the smallest distribution utilities are not asked for SAIDI and SAIFI.
Counties in its service territory
Counties the utility listed on Form EIA-861 for 2024. Listing a county does not mean the utility serves all of it.
Other utilities in Maine
| Utility | Ownership | Residential customers | ¢ per kWh | Monthly bill | SAIDI, all events | SAIDI, no major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Madison | Municipal | 2,413 | 15.16¢ | $101.84 | — | — |
| Eastern Maine Electric Coop | Cooperative | 10,803 | 17.06¢ | $85.86 | 1,084.6 | 737.2 |
| Versant Power | Investor-owned | 137,906 | 28.08¢ | $141.76 | 1,206.0 | 478.0 |
| Central Maine Power Co | Investor-owned | 577,955 | 23.43¢ | $130.57 | 1,893.5 | 215.4 |
| C. N. Brown Electricity, LLC energy only | Retail power marketer | 4,843 | — | — | — | — |
| XOOM Energy Maine, LLC energy only | Retail power marketer | 5,370 | — | — | — | — |
| FairPoint Energy LLC energy only | Retail power marketer | 5,637 | — | — | — | — |
| Electricity Maine, LLC energy only | Retail power marketer | 17,749 | — | — | — | — |
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Questions and answers
How much does electricity cost from Houlton Water Company?
Residential customers paid an average of 11.95¢ per kilowatthour in 2024. EIA derives this by dividing residential revenue by residential sales; it is an average across all rate schedules and charges, not a tariff rate.
How does that compare with Maine?
The Maine average residential price in 2024 was 24.29¢ and the US average 16.48¢; Houlton Water Company was 51% below the state figure. Among 5 utility filings with a bundled residential price in Maine, it had the 5th highest.
What is the average Houlton Water Company bill?
$87.95 a month in 2024, on average residential use of 736 kWh a month (annual revenue and sales divided by customers and by twelve). The Maine average was $133.60 on 550 kWh.
How reliable is Houlton Water Company service?
EIA's 2024 reliability file has no entry for Houlton Water Company.
Is the Houlton Water Company price rising?
The average residential price was up 4.8% in 2024 compared with 2023 and up 13.3% compared with 2019.
Which counties does Houlton Water Company serve?
Its Form EIA-861 service territory lists 1 county: Aroostook County, ME. A county can appear in several utilities' territories.
Provenance
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. Annual figures are from Form EIA-861 (sales to ultimate customers, reliability, operational data and service territory files), final release for 2024, respondent "Houlton Water Company", utility number 8883. Monthly utility figures are from the Form EIA-861M sample. State and US averages are from the Form EIA-861M sales and revenue workbook, published through July 2026. All are US government works in the public domain. Page built 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections. For tariffs and rate schedules, consult the utility or the state utility commission.