  We investigate modifications of the Lifshitz black hole solutions due to the
presence of Maxwell charge in higher dimensions for arbitrary $z$ and any
topology. We find that the behaviour of large black holes is insensitive to the
topology of the solutions, whereas for small black holes significant
differences emerge. We generalize a relation previously obtained for neutral
Lifshitz black branes, and study more generally the thermodynamic relationship
between energy, entropy, and chemical potential. We also consider the effect of
Maxwell charge on the effective potential between objects in the dual theory.
