Maryland energy profile

Manufacturing energy costs in Maryland

The current industrial power rate in Maryland is 14.34 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA), ranking 41 of 51 states and sitting 65.6% above the national average.

Current prices in Maryland

  • Industrial electricity: 14.34 cents per kWh (Apr 2026, EIA).
  • Commercial electricity, the rate a warehouse or distribution center in Maryland typically pays: 16.41 cents per kWh.
  • Maryland does not report an industrial natural gas price for the latest month; plants there should use their utility contract rate.
  • Just below Maryland on the price ladder: Virginia at 9.86, Ohio at 9.95, Vermont at 12.48 cents. Just above: Maine at 14.87, New Jersey at 15.22, New Hampshire at 17.14 cents.

What the rate does to operating cost

  • A 10 kW machine running a 4,000 hour year costs about 5,736 in electricity at Maryland rates versus 3,464 at the national average; at 50 kW the gap is 28,680 versus 17,320, and at 200 kW it is 114,720 versus 69,280.
  • Power costs here punish waste. In Maryland, load-shifting, waste heat recovery, and idle-time elimination pay back quicker than the national math suggests, and quotes for energy-heavy work should use the local rate, not a national default.

What factory labor pays in Maryland

  • Industrial production managers: $63.72/hr median in Maryland versus $60.61 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial engineers: $57.66/hr median in Maryland versus $49.25 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Production supervisors: $37.75/hr median in Maryland versus $35.79 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Industrial machinery mechanics: $34.55/hr median in Maryland versus $31.02 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Molding and casting machine setters: $30.51/hr median in Maryland versus $21.32 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Quality inspectors and testers: $29.71/hr median in Maryland versus $23.35 nationally (OEWS 2025).
  • Maryland employs about 111,000 manufacturing workers as of May 2026 (BLS).

Sources and update cadence

  • Prices come from the U.S. Energy Information Administration and refresh automatically when the agency publishes; this page also archives each month's Maryland observation so the local price history deepens over time.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.