Since March 1, 2000, electricity supply has been separated from delivery service. Bangor Hydro still provides the delivery service, or the “wires” service. This means we continue to maintain and construct the facilities needed to deliver electricity to your home or business.

All customers now can choose to purchase their electricity supply from Competitive Electricity Suppliers. If you don’t choose a supplier, you automatically will be assigned the Standard Offer as the source of your electricity supply. Standard Offer is administered by the Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) and Bangor Hydro simply provides the metering and billing services. Standard Offer pricing is available from either Bangor Hydro’s or the MPUC’s website.

You can locate a Supplier either by accessing the MPUC website for the list of licensed suppliers (www.maine.gov/mpuc/) or by contacting Bangor Hydro and asking them to mail you a list of suppliers. Bangor Hydro cannot recommend a supplier for you. We encourage you to familiarize yourself with the cost of Standard Offer supply to better prepare you to shop for a supplier that best meets your electricity supply requirements.