Natural Gas in Maine

An essential part of our state’s diverse energy mix

From Camden to Van Buren, Bar Harbor to Fryeburg, and all throughout the Pine Tree State, families and businesses enjoy a broad, rich energy mix. This choice of the best fuel for the job is essential to our residents staying comfortable, safe and productive — in both the hottest summer afternoons and the most unforgiving winter storms.

Natural gas is an absolutely vital component of this mix, offering efficient home energy and an essential resource for your state’s grid.

Efficient, Reliable Power for Your Home

Natural gas can provide power for just about every corner of your home. As a residential energy source, it delivers dependable comfort in some essential ways:

• Gas-powered furnaces and boilers have efficiency ratings approaching 99%, meaning virtually all of the energy produced from combustion goes to keeping your family warm, and almost none is wasted.
• Gas water heaters, when new and properly sized for a home, can produce hot water roughly twice as fast as electric units. Tankless gas water heaters are even more efficient.
• Gas ranges are the gold standard for cooking. They heat up and cool down quickly and provide chef-quality performance.
• Gas dryers have shorter cycles and leave fewer wrinkles than electric units.
• Natural gas can power countless home amenities, including gas logs, pool heaters, grills and fire pits.
• You can protect yourself from power outages with a standby generator powered by natural gas.

Natural Gas is Key for Maine’s Power Grid

Without natural gas, our state’s grid would not have the generation capacity we need to run our electrical equipment. Today, the largest power plant generation in Maine comes from natural gas, accounting for about 30% of our net generation!

Are you considering adding gas-fired equipment to your Maine home? Find a local home comfort provider you can trust with our convenient dealer locator.