All electricity consumers in Maine will automatically receive standard offer service unless they contract for competitive supply.
For Bangor Hydro Electric, Central Maine Power and Maine Public Service customers Standard Offer prices vary by rate class and are available on the MPUC website.
The MPUC bids the Standard Offer Rates on a regular basis. Standard Offer rates are set independently by rate class and distribution territory for a specific period of time (6 months to 3 years).
Includes Residential, Small and Street Light account classes, the MPUC receives bids annually for the period March to February.
All medium class accounts and large class accounts on Standard Offer will see monthly pricing. The MPUC requests bids for monthly pricing for a period of 6 months. The current period ends in February and the new bid release will be for March to August, a later release will be made in July to cover the period September to February.
For more information on standard offer rates contact MPO.
To prevent customers from flipping from competitive supply to Standard Offer on a frequent basis, an “Opt-out-fee” penalty was established by the MPUC.
If you end a competitive supply agreement and return to Standard Offer you cannot then return to competitive supply unless you wait for a period of one year. The Opt-out-fee will trigger if you did not remain on Standard Offer for 12 months.