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6 October
10:14 pm

Maine has the fourth highest electricity rates in the country.

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Susan Collins, at Maine U.S. Senate General Election Debate 1 (WGME)

10:14 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific ranking claim about Maine's electricity rates that can be verified against energy data.
What we foundMaine's rank as fourth highest for electricity rates holds for some recent monthly snapshots but is not supported by the most recent full-year EIA data, where Maine ranks as low as 8th highest.
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