Power Outages in Franklin County, ME
Is there a power outage in Franklin County, ME right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Maine Power Co in Franklin County, ME.
Franklin County, ME is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.6 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/maine/franklin-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Franklin County, ME", live data as of October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maine/franklin-county
No active outages are reported by Central Maine Power Co in Franklin County.
Report an outage in Franklin County, ME
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Central Maine Power Co; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
0.0%of this county's ~24,310 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Central Maine Power Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Franklin 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 (13)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04938 | 114 | ≤11 | 95 | 0 |
| 04239 | 51 | ≤11 | 38 | 0 |
| 04294 | 48 | ≤11 | 34 | 0 |
| 04966 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 04983 | 27 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 04955 | 23 | ≤11 | 19 | 0 |
| 04970 | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 04984 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04982 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04956 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04947 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04936 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04285 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤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 Franklin County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Franklin County right now.
Franklin County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on September 24, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Franklin County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 25m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 527 customers out (2.1% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Franklin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Franklin County went about 7.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,176 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 7.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 17,176 customers out) · decade average 24.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 455 | 3,001 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 319 | 5,082 | 7.1 |
| 2017 | 328 | 9,941 | 28.7 |
| 2018 | 471 | 9,338 | 30.1 |
| 2019 | 234 | 4,579 | 8.3 |
| 2020 | 580 | 17,176 | 82.0 |
| 2021 | 631 | 7,411 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | 617 | 6,585 | 20.8 |
| 2023 | 620 | 12,821 | 44.2 |
| 2024 | 591 | 13,392 | 25.3 |
| 2025 | 554 | 4,453 | 7.6 |
Cost of power in Franklin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Franklin 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 24.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Franklin County: FAQ
- How often does Franklin County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Franklin County, ME logged 554 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Franklin County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,176 customers without power, beginning April 9, 2020 and lasting about 6d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Franklin County, ME right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 21:05 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Maine Power Co in Franklin County, ME.
- Which utilities serve Franklin County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Franklin County.
04234, 04239, 04285, 04294, 04936, 04938, 04940, 04947, 04955, 04956, 04966, 04970, 04982, 04983, 04984, 04992
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Franklin County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Maine →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power Co | 5.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/23007 and /api/v1/counties/23007/history.