“Reporting” means at least one customer reported out in county-level data (the federal nationwide tally combined with utilities' own live data where we track them); “significant” means 50+ customers out — the floor for the active list above.
Utility coverage in Maine
Also tracked live — opens in the app
Known utilities we don't yet get live data from
Central Maine Power (CMP) — we know they serve this state; their areas are still covered by the county-level numbers above.
This is our tracking coverage, not a complete registry of every utility serving Maine.
Historical outage patterns in Maine
Federal outage records (
EAGLE-I, kept by the U.S. Department of Energy)
contain
12,827 county-level outage records (200+ customers at peak) in Maine between 2014 and 2025 across all 16 counties —
204 of them major events of 10,000+ customers.
Half were restored within about
3 hr. The busiest year on record was
2020.
Largest single-county outage on record: ~
109,526 customers out in
Cumberland County in October 2017, restored after about 6 days.
Months that hit the widest area at once — these rank among the three largest outages ever recorded in the most counties: October 2017 (11 counties), December 2023 (8 counties), April 2020 (6 counties).
Source: EAGLE-I (Oak Ridge National Laboratory / U.S. Department of Energy), 2014–2025. These are federal
historical records, not outages tracked live by this site. Statewide figures aggregate the same per-county records shown on each county page below;
the statewide restoration figure is the typical (middle) value across the per-county typical times, weighted by how many records each county has. A county appears in a “widest area” month when that month
produced one of its three largest recorded outages.
Common questions
How do I check power outages in Maine?
This page lists live outage status for every county in Maine, updated about every 15 minutes from the federal government's public county outage data (ODIN) and National Weather Service alerts, combined with utilities' own live data where we track them. Open any county for its restoration outlook, or search your ZIP or address for the most specific view.
Which utilities serve Maine?
Electric utilities we track in Maine include Central Maine Power, Versant Power (Bangor Hydro, ME). Each restores its own service area — report an outage to your serving utility so crews can be dispatched.
When will power be restored in Maine?
Restoration depends on the cause and scale of each outage, so it varies by county and utility. For each affected area with enough trend data we publish an independent restoration estimate — from the live outage count, the recovery rate, and weather — shown even before the utility posts an official time; very small or brand-new outages say so instead of guessing. Open an area above for its outlook.
How accurate are the estimates?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Statewide totals combine the federal county-by-county tally with utilities' own live outage data, so this page and the live map always show the same numbers.