Is electricity expensive in Maine?

Maine's residential average of 29.6¢/kWh is 61% above the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 48 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).

What's the cheapest freezer to run in Maine?

Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $41 a year at Maine rates (137 kWh/yr).

How does Maine compare with other states?

The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Maine sits at $124.

Data through June 2026

Cost to run · Maine · 29.6¢/kWh residential average

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Maine?

$124/yr · median certified model

At 29.6¢/kWh, Maine ranks among the priciest states for power. The typical certified freezer runs about $124 annually here, which makes choosing an efficient model worth actual dollars, not rounding error.

Maine sits at rank 48 of 51 — near the very top of the cost table for a freezer. Model choice matters as much as geography: at Maine rates the most efficient certified model (Avanti CF24Q0W) costs $41 a year while the most power-hungry (Monogram ZIF361NBR) costs $192 — a spread of $152 every year. For reference, the national extremes are Nevada (13.1¢/kWh) and Hawaii (52.7¢/kWh); the same median freezer would cost $55 and $220 a year there.

Maine

$124

US average

$77

Nevada

$55

Hawaii

$220

Median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr) per year, at each rate

The cheapest freezers to run at Maine rates

Top 10 by certified kWh, priced at 29.6¢/kWh
#	Model	kWh/yr	$/yr in ME
1	Avanti CF24Q0Wmost efficient	137	$41
2	Liebherr UF3651most efficient	155	$46
3	Kalamera KCF-100E	172	$51
4	Danby DCF035A5WDB	173	$51
5	Arctic King AC35ESKCR1RCM	174	$51
6	Arctic King ARC04B2C	174	$51
7	Midea MRC04M3C	174	$51
8	Cool-living CL-5UFR	195	$58
9	Danby DCF050A5WDB	195	$58
10	Arctic King AC05ESWCR1RCM	196	$58

Price any model at Maine rates

Your rate, your numbers

Annual use (kWh)

Electricity rate

Per day: 34¢
Per month: $10.31
Per year: $124

418 kWh/yr × 29.6¢/kWh = $124/yr

Prefilled with the median certified freezer (418 kWh/yr). Every model page on this site carries its exact certified figure.

Questions, answered with the data

How much does it cost to run a freezer in Maine?: About $124 a year for the median ENERGY STAR certified freezer, at Maine's average residential rate of 29.6¢/kWh — that's $10.31 a month.
Is electricity expensive in Maine?: Maine's residential average of 29.6¢/kWh is 61% above the U.S. average of 18.3¢/kWh, ranking 48 of 51 jurisdictions (1 = cheapest).
What's the cheapest freezer to run in Maine?: Among currently certified models, the Avanti CF24Q0W costs the least at about $41 a year at Maine rates (137 kWh/yr).
How does Maine compare with other states?: The same median freezer costs $55 a year in Nevada (the cheapest state) and $220 in Hawaii (the priciest). Maine sits at $124.

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Rate source: US EIA, average residential price of electricity, see methodology.