Power Outages in Androscoggin County, ME
Central Maine Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.5 hours.
Androscoggin County, ME is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maine/androscoggin-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Androscoggin County, ME". https://massoutage.com/maine/androscoggin-county
Central Maine Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~58,506 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
System-wide total only, no county split: Central Maine Power Co.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Androscoggin Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (14)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04240 | 298 | ≤11 | 216 | ≤11 |
| 04210 | 230 | ≤11 | 167 | ≤11 |
| 04280 | 62 | ≤11 | 46 | 0 |
| 04282 | 49 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 04274 | 49 | ≤11 | 29 | ≤11 |
| 04254 | 43 | ≤11 | 33 | ≤11 |
| 04250 | 41 | ≤11 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 04236 | 34 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 04252 | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 04253 | 24 | ≤11 | 19 | ≤11 |
| 04222 | 22 | ≤11 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 04256 | 21 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 04263 | 18 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04258 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Androscoggin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Androscoggin County right now.
Androscoggin County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 11, 2026.
- Freeze Warning ×3
Hardest-hit cities in Androscoggin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Androscoggin County went about 2.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 40,795 customers.
The US EIA reports Maine utilities averaged 6.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 2.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 40,795 customers out) · decade average 11.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 694 | 6,270 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 405 | 6,361 | 3.3 |
| 2017 | 512 | 31,390 | 17.7 |
| 2018 | 633 | 8,063 | 5.1 |
| 2019 | 314 | 3,283 | 1.3 |
| 2020 | 788 | 27,922 | 24.5 |
| 2021 | 852 | 5,904 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 793 | 14,617 | 14.9 |
| 2023 | 761 | 40,795 | 28.8 |
| 2024 | 827 | 40,532 | 26.7 |
| 2025 | 704 | 6,435 | 2.5 |
Cost of power in Androscoggin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Androscoggin County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Central Maine Power Co27.4¢537,632 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Very High winter weather exposure · 11.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Androscoggin County: FAQ
- How often does Androscoggin County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Androscoggin County, ME logged 704 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Androscoggin County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 40,795 customers without power, beginning December 18, 2023 and lasting about 6d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Androscoggin County, ME right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Androscoggin County, ME. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Androscoggin County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Androscoggin County.
04210, 04222, 04236, 04240, 04250, 04252, 04253, 04254, 04256, 04258, 04263, 04274, 04280, 04282
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power Co | 5.3 hrs | Live · total only | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Maine customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/23001 and /api/v1/counties/23001/history.