Power Outages in Hancock County, ME
As of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Hancock County, ME across 2 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.1 hours.
Hancock County, ME is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maine/hancock-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hancock County, ME", live data as of October 19, 2026 03:05 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maine/hancock-county
86%of this county's ~47,335 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versant Power | Live · county | 7 | 40,940 | 0.0% | - | 2 | - | |
| Central Maine Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Versant Power and Central Maine Power Co reportevery 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 Hancock 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 (36)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04605 | 166 | ≤11 | 119 | ≤11 |
| 04416 | 67 | ≤11 | 51 | 0 |
| 04429 | 52 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 04609 | 37 | 0 | 24 | ≤11 |
| 04640 | 29 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 04634 | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 04681 | 18 | ≤11 | 14 | 0 |
| 04627 | 18 | ≤11 | 16 | 0 |
| 04614 | 18 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 04679 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 04684 | 16 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04664 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 04476 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04472 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04676 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04607 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04693 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04685 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04677 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04675 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04674 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04673 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04669 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04662 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04660 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04653 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04650 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04642 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04625 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04624 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04617 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04616 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04613 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04612 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04421 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04408 | ≤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 Hancock County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Hancock County right now.
Hancock County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- High Surf Advisory ×7
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Hancock County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hancock Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hancock County went about 18.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 31,079 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 18.1 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 31,079 customers out) · decade average 37.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 613 | 11,197 | 8.6 |
| 2016 | 718 | 22,804 | 30.4 |
| 2017 | 721 | 31,079 | 48.5 |
| 2018 | 772 | 15,786 | 23.9 |
| 2019 | 736 | 21,916 | 39.0 |
| 2020 | 795 | 21,854 | 45.8 |
| 2021 | 749 | 13,055 | 11.2 |
| 2022 | 741 | 26,662 | 53.8 |
| 2023 | 796 | 31,079 | 79.9 |
| 2024 | 835 | 31,079 | 55.4 |
| 2025 | 817 | 16,780 | 18.1 |
Cost of power in Hancock County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hancock 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
- Versant Power30.2¢131,540 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 37.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hancock County: FAQ
- How often does Hancock County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hancock County, ME logged 817 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hancock County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 31,079 customers without power, beginning October 30, 2017 and lasting about 6d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Hancock County, ME right now?
- Yes, about 7 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hancock County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co, Versant Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hancock County.
04408, 04416, 04421, 04429, 04431, 04472, 04476, 04605, 04607, 04609, 04612, 04613, 04614, 04616, 04617, 04624, 04625, 04627, 04634, 04635, 04640, 04642, 04646, 04650, 04653, 04660, 04662, 04664, 04669, 04673, 04674, 04675, 04676, 04677, 04679, 04681, 04683, 04684, 04685, 04693
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 · county | - |
| Versant Power | 8.3 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/23009 and /api/v1/counties/23009/history. Live data as of .