Low cost power, water and sewer means local community of Houlton Maine gets low utility bills. Plus industries locate here for a smaller share of their operating dollar being drained by power consumption. Rates compared with rest of New England look like this.
| | Residential | Industrial |
| Connecticut | $0.1819 | $0.1388 |
| Massachusetts | $0.1794 | $0.1455 |
| New Hampshire | $0.1493 | $0.1490 |
| Rhode Island | $0.1387 | $0.1223 |
| Vermont | $0.1371 | $0.0873 |
| Maine | $0.1408 | $0.1316 |
| Houlton Water Company | $0.0868 | $0.0790 |
| New England | $0.1688 | $0.0790 |
| Note: HWC Tranmission and distribution cost .0250 |
Houlton Water Company is community owned, and the town gets paid dividends plus locals get rates lowered when the utility makes money....unheard of in most utilities that have a monopoly and are not so kind hearted and more profit driven. Click the logo for more utility company info.