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Electric companies in Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County, ME ranks 1st of 16 Maine counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 77.4. Cumberland County, ME has 305,940 residents. Cumberland County, ME: 1 utility listed by EIA.

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Cumberland County, ME on the map

Cumberland County, ME and nearby counties, shaded by storm eventsYorkAndroscogginSagadahocLincolnKennebecCumberland

Cumberland County, ME darker: more storm events

Electric utilities in Cumberland County, ME

Utility listed for Cumberland County, METypeHome accounts in Maine
Central Maine Power Co in Cumberland County, MEInvestor Owned577,955

Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.

Outage risk in Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 287 in all, 93.8 per 100,000 residents of 305,940, rank 3 of 16 Maine counties. Property damage in Cumberland County, ME: $516K, with 4 direct injuries or deaths.

Events by year in Cumberland County, ME

events a year, Cumberland County, ME

  1. 25'15
  2. 44'16
  3. 32'17
  4. 42'18
  5. 12'19
  6. 29'20
  7. 12'21
  8. 29'22
  9. 19'23
  10. 25'24
  11. 18'25

Events by type

events by type, Cumberland County, ME

  • Thunderstorm and high wind154
  • Winter storm and heavy snow124
  • Tornado4
  • Hurricane and tropical storm3
  • Heat wave2
Cumberland County, ME outage-linked hazards
Cumberland County, MEFEMAScoreRankEventsPeakDamage
Cumberland County, ME, thunderstorm and high windRelatively Moderate77.41 of 161542016 (36)$474K
Cumberland County, ME, tornadoVery Low25.54 of 1642017 (3)$2K
Cumberland County, ME, hurricane and tropical stormRelatively Moderate90.72 of 1632020 (3)$40K
Cumberland County, ME, ice stormVery High98.22 of 160none$0
Cumberland County, ME, winter storm and heavy snowVery High99.03 of 161242017 (16)$0
Cumberland County, ME, heat waveRelatively Low59.21 of 1622024 (2)$0

Facts about Cumberland County, ME

Residents of Cumberland County, ME, ACS 2023
305,9401 of 16 Maine counties
Households in Cumberland County, ME
130,0032.35 people each
Owner-occupied homes in Cumberland County, ME
70.4%91,485 owner and 38,518 renter households
Median household income in Cumberland County, ME
$92,9831 of 16 Maine counties
Housing units in Cumberland County, ME
151,51921,516 vacant or seasonal, 14.2% of the units
Homes heated by electricity in Cumberland County, ME
13.1%17,005 homes, 1 of 16 Maine counties
Utilities listed for Cumberland County, ME
11 with a home price: Central Maine Power Co
ZIP areas touching Cumberland County, ME
3804003 to 04260
Outage-linked storm events in Cumberland County, ME
287NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
Homes built before 1980 in Cumberland County, ME
56.0%median year built 1975
Flood claims in Cumberland County, ME
113NFIP 2015 to 2025, $2.4M paid
Home energy burden in Cumberland County, ME
2.9%$1,268 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME has no price series of its own. Cumberland County, ME: the Maine average was 15.61 ¢/kWh in 2015. Cumberland County, ME: 24.29 ¢ in 2024, 56% up. Cumberland County, ME: against 30% up for the U.S. average.

Cumberland County, ME: a 550 kWh month at the Maine price. Cumberland County, ME: $86 in 2015, $134 in 2024. Cumberland County, ME: $1,603 a year, 1.7% of the $92,983 median income.

Cumberland: 10 yearly prices
YearMaine averageCumberland: Gap to U.S. average
2015, Cumberland15.61+2.96
2016, Cumberland15.83+3.28
2017, Cumberland15.97+3.08
2018, Cumberland16.84+3.97
2019, Cumberland17.89+4.88
2020, Cumberland16.81+3.66
2021, Cumberland17.02+3.36
2022, Cumberland22.44+7.40
2023, Cumberland27.42+11.42
2024, Cumberland24.29+7.81

Cumberland County, ME: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Cumberland County, ME price.

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Housing and heating in Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME: 84,867 of 151,519 homes were built before 1980 and 30,852 in 2000 or later. Cumberland County, ME has 97,126 detached houses, 21,898 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 6,283 mobile homes, and 38,518 of 130,003 households rent.

Age of homes in Cumberland County, ME

% of homes by decade built, Cumberland County, ME

  1. 24pre-40
  2. 540s
  3. 750s
  4. 760s
  5. 1270s
  6. 1380s
  7. 1090s
  8. 1100s
  9. 810s
  10. 120+

Heating fuel in Cumberland County, ME

% of homes by main fuel, Cumberland County

  • Fuel oil47.8
  • Utility gas20.1
  • Electricity13.1
  • Propane12.9
  • Wood3.2
  • Other fuel2.1
Cumberland County, ME housing against Maine counties
Cumberland County, MEValueState medianGapRank (1 = highest)
Cumberland County, ME, median year built19751976-2 years11 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, built before 198056.0%54.8%+1.2 points7 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, built 2000 or later20.4%18.7%+1.6 points5 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, detached houses64.1%75.0%-10.9 points15 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, apartments in 5+ unit buildings14.5%6.4%+8.1 points1 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, mobile homes4.1%9.4%-5.3 points16 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, renter households29.6%22.9%+6.8 points3 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, median home value$411,400$225,950+$185,4501 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, median gross rent a month$1,492$968+$5241 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, people per household2.282.25+0.035 of 16

Cost of living with electricity in Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME: electricity $1,268 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $3,077, 2.9% of $107,394 income. 128,184 households in Cumberland County, ME spend about $162.5 million a year on electricity and $394.4 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Cumberland County, ME ($17,837 a year) spend 11.6% of income, 4.0 times the all-home figure.

Energy burden in Cumberland County, ME

% of income on energy, Cumberland County, ME

  • All households2.9
  • Lower income11.6
  • Owners3.0
  • Renters2.3
  • Maine counties4.0
Cumberland County, ME home energy cost by household group
Cumberland County, MEHomesIncomePowerGasOtherBurden
Cumberland County, ME, all households128,184$107,394$1,268$498$1,3112.9%
Cumberland County, ME, lower income25,263$17,837$957$305$80011.6%
Cumberland County, ME, owners89,627$132,767$1,536$639$1,7443.0%
Cumberland County, ME, renters38,557$48,413$645$169$3062.3%

Flood claims and flood insurance in Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME: 113 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $2.4M paid, median paid claim $14,653.

1,320 of 100,401 residential structures in Cumberland County, ME carry an NFIP contract. 1,578 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Cumberland County, ME on 8 Sep 2026. Cumberland County, ME lists 20 repetitive-loss properties.

Cumberland County, ME: claims history, not an outage count.

Flood claims by year in Cumberland County, ME

flood claims a year, Cumberland County, ME

  1. <5'15
  2. 0'16
  3. <5'17
  4. 8'18
  5. <5'19
  6. <5'20
  7. 0'21
  8. 9'22
  9. <5'23
  10. 85'24
  11. <5'25
Cumberland County, ME flood claims and flood insurance
Cumberland County, MEValueMedian countyRank (1 = highest)
Cumberland County, ME, claims 2015-2025113—2 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, paid 2015-2025$2.4M—5 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, median paid claim$14,653——
Cumberland County, ME, claims per 1,000 homes1.11.411 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, homes with flood insurance1.3%0.7%4 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, policies in force1,578——
Cumberland County, ME, repetitive-loss properties20——

Cumberland County, ME: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Cumberland County, ME: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME totals 7,343 heating degree days and 319 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Cumberland County, ME is the 14th coldest of 16 counties in Maine: 7,343 against a median of 7,688. For cooling, Cumberland County, ME is the 2nd hottest: 319 against a median of 239.

Cumberland County, ME: winter dominates, by 7,024 heating degree days over cooling.

Cumberland County, ME: 7,007 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 7,343 on the normal, 5% under.

In Cumberland County, ME, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 13.1% of 130,003, in a 7,343 degree-day climate.

Cumberland County, ME

  • Heating degree days, 7,343 vs 7,68896
  • Cooling degree days, 319 vs 239133
  • Electric heat, 13.1% vs 9.2%142
  • ME median county100
Cumberland County, ME: degree days, electric heat
Cumberland County, MEValueME median countyCumberland County, ME, rank (1 = highest)
Cumberland County, ME, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal7,3437,68814 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean7,0077,26913 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal3192392 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean3982942 of 16
Cumberland County, ME, electric heating, ACS 2019-202313.1%9.2%1 of 16

Cumberland County, ME: ACS B25040, 130,003 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Analyst note on Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME counts 305,940 residents in 130,003 households. Household income in Cumberland County, ME is $92,983; 91,485 of its 130,003 households own. Cumberland County, ME touches 38 ZIP areas, 04003 to 04260, about 8,051 residents each.

17,005 of the 130,003 homes in Cumberland County, ME heat with electricity. Cumberland County, ME has 151,519 housing units, 21,516 (14.2%) vacant or seasonal, and 38,518 rented homes. Cumberland County, ME logged 287 storm events for its 305,940 residents.

The median home in Cumberland County, ME dates from 1975. Homes in Cumberland County, ME pay $1,268 a year for electricity.

ZIP codes in Cumberland County, ME

Maine: home prices since 2001, planned plants. 27 MW planned in this county.

Questions on Cumberland County, ME

Cumberland County, ME: what do homes pay for electricity?

No single price in Cumberland County, ME: 1 utility deliver power and homes pick a plan. Maine average 24.29 cents per kWh, $134 a month at 550 kWh.

Cumberland County, ME: how many homes heat with electricity?

Cumberland County, ME: 17,005 of 130,003 occupied homes, 13.1%, rank 1 of 16.

Cumberland County, ME: median household income?

$92,983 in Cumberland County, ME, rank 1 of 16; 305,940 residents, 130,003 households.

Cumberland County, ME: outage-linked storms since 2015?

Cumberland County, ME: 287 NWS events, peak year 2016.

Cumberland County, ME: flood insurance claims since 2015?

Cumberland County, ME: 113 NFIP flood claims, $2.4M paid, 1.1 per 1,000 homes, 1.3% of homes insured.

How old are the homes in Cumberland County, ME?

Cumberland County, ME: median home built 1975; 56.0% predate 1980, 64.1% detached, 14.5% in 5+ unit buildings.

Cumberland County, ME: share of income for energy?

Cumberland County, ME homes spend $1,268 a year on electricity, $3,077 on all energy: 2.9% of $107,394; 11.6% for lower incomes.

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Cumberland County, ME ranks 1st of 16 Maine counties for damaging wind risk, FEMA score 77.4.