The United States is broken up into nine regions to estimate energy consumption based on population and climate. Maryland lies in the South Atlantic region. The South Atlantic region consists of much of the southern East Coast and has mild winters requiring the second least use of home heaters in the country. Summers are very warm, the secondest warmest in the country, requiring ample usage of air conditioning.
Municipal Utilities in Maryland
While most cities, towns, and villages throughout the state of Maryland offer municipal essential services like providing clean water, sewage treatment and dealing with waste and storm water, some also offer other services like electricity, natural gas, sanitation or recycling. In Maryland, 5 cities offer municipal electric services to around 224,663 of the states 7,238,011 residents.
Utility Costs in Maryland
The average monthly total utility bills in Maryland is $290.39, which is 4.61% higher than the national average.
Average Electric Bill
$140
Higher than national average
Average Natural Gas Bill
$100
Lower than national average
Average Water Bill
$50
Higher than national average
Maryland Deregulaton of Electric and Natural Gas
Maryland is one of seven states that has deregulated both electricity and natural gas services. That means you have a choice of what electric or natural gas provider supplies utilities to your home. Choose your city below to see a list of utility providers available in your area.
Utility Providers by City in Maryland
| City Name | Population | Municipal Electricity |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen | 16,176 | No |
| Aberdeen Proving Ground | 2,862 | No |
| Abingdon | 5,320 | No |
| Accokeek | 12,241 | No |
| Adamstown | 2,212 | No |
| Adelphi | 16,977 | No |
| Andrews AFB | 3,419 | No |
| Annapolis | 40,581 | No |
| Annapolis Neck | 13,059 | No |
| Arbutus | 19,662 | No |
| Arnold | 25,056 | No |
| Ashton-Sandy Spring | 6,230 | No |
| Aspen Hill | 53,850 | No |
| Baden | 1,832 | No |
| Ballenger Creek | 23,114 | No |
| Baltimore | 2,205,092 | No |
| Baltimore Highlands | 7,506 | No |
| Bartonsville | 2,176 | No |
| Bel Air | 10,663 | No |
| Bel Air North | 30,969 | No |
| Bel Air South | 222,834 | No |
| Beltsville | 18,769 | No |
| Bensville | 14,483 | No |
| Berlin | 4,950 | Yes |
| Berwyn Heights | 3,317 | No |
| Bethesda | 66,294 | No |
| Bladensburg | 9,591 | No |
| Boonsboro | 3,757 | No |
| Bowie | 58,113 | No |
| Bowleys Quarters | 6,447 | No |
| Braddock Heights | 2,984 | No |
| Brandywine | 9,852 | No |
| Brentwood | 3,775 | No |
| Brock Hall | 12,764 | No |
| Brooklyn Park | 15,541 | No |
| Brookmont | 3,841 | No |
| Brown Station | 3,463 | No |
| Brunswick | 7,578 | No |
| Bryans Road | 8,502 | No |
| Burnt Mills | 4,215 | No |
| Burtonsville | 10,457 | No |
| Cabin John | 2,335 | No |
| California | 14,129 | No |
| Calverton | 17,772 | No |
| Cambridge | 13,026 | No |
| Camp Springs | 22,903 | No |
| Cape St. Claire | 8,762 | No |
| Capitol Heights | 4,083 | No |
| Carney | 29,873 | No |
| Catonsville | 42,789 | No |
| Cedar Heights | 2,145 | No |
| Centreville | 4,640 | No |
| Charlestown | 1,819 | No |
| Chesapeake Beach | 6,303 | No |
| Chesapeake Ranch Estates | 9,387 | No |
| Chester | 4,371 | No |
| Chestertown | 5,557 | No |
| Cheverly | 6,191 | No |
| Chevy Chase | 9,889 | No |
| Chevy Chase Village | 1,858 | No |
| Chillum | 36,428 | No |
| Clarksburg | 27,354 | No |
| Clinton | 39,925 | No |
| Cloverly | 16,473 | No |
| Cockeysville | 23,803 | No |
| Colesville | 14,468 | No |
| College Park | 34,961 | No |
| Colmar Manor | 1,544 | No |
| Columbia | 105,086 | No |
| Coral Hills | 9,169 | No |
| Cresaptown | 5,575 | No |
| Crisfield | 2,533 | No |
| Crofton | 29,812 | No |
| Croom | 2,756 | No |
| Cumberland | 19,028 | No |
| Damascus | 16,945 | No |
| Darnestown | 6,647 | No |
| Deale | 4,710 | No |
| Delmar | 3,748 | No |
| Denton | 4,712 | No |
| Derwood | 1,700 | No |
| District Heights | 5,927 | No |
| Drum Point | 3,007 | No |
| Dundalk | 66,426 | No |
| Dunkirk | 2,299 | No |
| East Riverdale | 17,136 | No |
| Easton | 16,912 | Yes |
| Edgemere | 8,915 | No |
| Edgewater | 9,075 | No |
| Edgewood | 25,004 | No |
| Edmonston | 1,577 | No |
| Eldersburg | 70,639 | No |
| Elkridge | 24,115 | No |
| Elkton | 15,724 | No |
| Ellicott City | 74,432 | No |
| Emmitsburg | 2,769 | No |
| Essex | 40,710 | No |
| Fairland | 25,324 | No |
| Fairwood | 7,453 | No |
| Fallston | 9,696 | No |
| Federalsburg | 2,824 | No |
| Ferndale | 17,113 | No |
| Flower Hill | 14,213 | No |
| Forest Glen | 6,942 | No |
| Forest Heights | 2,652 | No |
| Forestville | 10,575 | No |
| Fort Meade | 11,253 | No |
| Fort Washington | 25,840 | No |
| Fountainhead-Orchard Hills | 6,113 | No |
| Four Corners | 8,131 | No |
| Frederick | 175,032 | No |
| Friendly | 10,192 | No |
| Friendship Heights Village | 4,595 | No |
| Frostburg | 7,282 | No |
| Fruitland | 5,455 | No |
| Fulton | 5,230 | No |
| Gaithersburg | 68,827 | No |
| Gambrills | 3,185 | No |
| Garrison | 9,727 | No |
| Germantown | 90,235 | No |
| Glassmanor | 17,426 | No |
| Glen Burnie | 69,739 | No |
| Glenarden | 6,341 | No |
| Glenmont | 15,795 | No |
| Glenn Dale | 15,426 | No |
| Golden Beach | 3,755 | No |
| Grasonville | 3,388 | No |
| Green Valley | 12,999 | No |
| Greenbelt | 24,602 | No |
| Greensboro | 2,590 | No |
| Hagerstown | 194,602 | Yes |
| Halfway | 10,259 | No |
| Hampstead | 6,273 | No |
| Hampton | 5,055 | No |
| Hancock | 1,622 | No |
| Havre de Grace | 14,625 | No |
| Herald Harbor | 2,590 | No |
| Hillandale | 4,844 | No |
| Hillcrest Heights | 17,090 | No |
| Honeygo | 12,169 | No |
| Hughesville | 2,475 | No |
| Huntingtown | 3,065 | No |
| Hurlock | 2,239 | No |
| Hyattsville | 20,790 | No |
| Ilchester | 27,513 | No |
| Indian Head | 3,909 | No |
| Jarrettsville | 2,751 | No |
| Jefferson | 2,556 | No |
| Jessup | 10,516 | No |
| Joppatowne | 12,992 | No |
| Kemp Mill | 14,509 | No |
| Kensington | 2,336 | No |
| Kettering | 13,924 | No |
| Kingstown | 1,745 | No |
| Kingsville | 4,681 | No |
| Konterra | 2,231 | No |
| La Plata | 10,054 | No |
| La Vale | 4,388 | No |
| Lake Arbor | 14,376 | No |
| Lake Shore | 19,388 | No |
| Landover | 24,508 | No |
| Landover Hills | 2,075 | No |
| Langley Park | 20,769 | No |
| Lanham | 11,460 | No |
| Lansdowne | 9,310 | No |
| Largo | 12,003 | No |
| Laurel | 29,438 | No |
| Layhill | 5,119 | No |
| Leisure World | 9,291 | No |
| Leonardtown | 4,445 | No |
| Lexington Park | 12,681 | No |
| Linganore | 10,959 | No |
| Linthicum | 10,270 | No |
| Lochearn | 26,995 | No |
| Long Beach | 2,126 | No |
| Lusby | 2,457 | No |
| Lutherville | 6,755 | No |
| Manchester | 5,350 | No |
| Marlboro Meadows | 3,773 | No |
| Marlboro Village | 9,786 | No |
| Marlow Heights | 5,913 | No |
| Marlton | 10,153 | No |
| Maryland City | 18,059 | No |
| Maugansville | 2,549 | No |
| Mayo | 8,197 | No |
| Mays Chapel | 12,428 | No |
| Mechanicsville | 1,857 | No |
| Melwood | 3,935 | No |
| Middle River | 30,606 | No |
| Middletown | 4,893 | No |
| Milford Mill | 30,685 | No |
| Mitchellville | 12,160 | No |
| Monrovia | 2,306 | No |
| Montgomery Village | 34,489 | No |
| Mount Airy | 9,621 | No |
| Mount Rainier | 8,290 | No |
| Mountain Lake Park | 2,116 | No |
| Myersville | 2,427 | No |
| National Harbor | 4,355 | No |
| Naval Academy | 4,729 | No |
| New Carrollton | 13,574 | No |
| New Market | 1,598 | No |
| North Beach | 2,611 | No |
| North Bethesda | 50,695 | No |
| North East | 4,015 | No |
| North Kensington | 8,771 | No |
| North Laurel | 24,233 | No |
| North Potomac | 24,449 | No |
| Oakland | 2,187 | No |
| Ocean City | 6,869 | No |
| Ocean Pines | 12,266 | No |
| Odenton | 43,488 | No |
| Olney | 35,815 | No |
| Overlea | 12,959 | No |
| Owings | 2,393 | No |
| Owings Mills | 35,170 | No |
| Oxon Hill | 18,763 | No |
| Paramount-Long Meadow | 2,860 | No |
| Parkville | 30,783 | No |
| Parole | 18,488 | No |
| Pasadena | 31,583 | No |
| Peppermill Village | 5,314 | No |
| Perry Hall | 29,165 | No |
| Perryman | 2,767 | No |
| Perryville | 4,391 | No |
| Pikesville | 33,549 | No |
| Pittsville | 1,994 | No |
| Pleasant Hills | 4,104 | No |
| Pocomoke City | 4,276 | No |
| Point of Rocks | 2,277 | No |
| Poolesville | 5,666 | No |
| Potomac | 46,891 | No |
| Prince Frederick | 2,350 | No |
| Princess Anne | 3,415 | No |
| Queensland | 1,950 | No |
| Randallstown | 35,641 | No |
| Redland | 17,965 | No |
| Reisterstown | 27,917 | No |
| Ridgely | 1,868 | No |
| Rising Sun | 2,749 | No |
| Riva | 4,477 | No |
| Riverdale Park | 7,321 | No |
| Riverside | 6,193 | No |
| Riviera Beach | 12,012 | No |
| Robinwood | 7,662 | No |
| Rockville | 67,095 | No |
| Romancoke | 1,667 | No |
| Rosaryville | 11,881 | No |
| Rosedale | 20,296 | No |
| Rossville | 15,633 | No |
| Salisbury | 108,982 | No |
| Savage | 7,841 | No |
| Scaggsville | 10,658 | No |
| Seabrook | 19,558 | No |
| Seat Pleasant | 4,537 | No |
| Severn | 53,955 | No |
| Severna Park | 39,108 | No |
| Shady Side | 4,813 | No |
| Silver Hill | 5,717 | No |
| Silver Spring | 82,472 | No |
| Smithsburg | 2,986 | No |
| Snow Hill | 2,442 | No |
| Solomons | 2,254 | No |
| South Kensington | 8,566 | No |
| South Laurel | 27,998 | No |
| Spring Ridge | 5,827 | No |
| Springdale | 5,055 | No |
| St. James | 4,051 | No |
| Stevensville | 8,359 | No |
| Suitland | 26,375 | No |
| Summerfield | 16,002 | No |
| Sykesville | 4,260 | No |
| Takoma Park | 17,610 | No |
| Taneytown | 7,183 | No |
| Temple Hills | 9,037 | No |
| Thurmont | 6,247 | Yes |
| Timonium | 11,136 | No |
| Towson | 59,014 | No |
| Travilah | 11,052 | No |
| University Park | 2,701 | No |
| Urbana | 12,841 | No |
| Waldorf | 119,442 | No |
| Walker Mill | 10,596 | No |
| Walkersville | 6,134 | No |
| West Laurel | 4,627 | No |
| West Ocean City | 5,287 | No |
| Westernport | 1,785 | No |
| Westminster | 19,783 | No |
| Westphalia | 10,578 | No |
| Wheaton | 51,836 | No |
| White Marsh | 9,663 | No |
| White Oak | 14,711 | No |
| Wildewood | 6,805 | No |
| Williamsport | 1,952 | Yes |
| Wilson-Conococheague | 2,069 | No |
| Woodlawn | 42,053 | No |
| Woodmore | 4,742 | No |