Power Outages in Kennebec 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 2.8 hours.
Kennebec County, ME is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maine/kennebec-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Kennebec County, ME". https://massoutage.com/maine/kennebec-county
Central Maine Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~74,455 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 Kennebec 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 (23)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04901 | 274 | ≤11 | 190 | 0 |
| 04330 | 266 | ≤11 | 188 | ≤11 |
| 04345 | 113 | ≤11 | 83 | ≤11 |
| 04963 | 66 | ≤11 | 48 | 0 |
| 04364 | 58 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| 04927 | 38 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 04350 | 38 | ≤11 | 27 | ≤11 |
| 04344 | 36 | 0 | 26 | ≤11 |
| 04358 | 35 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 04989 | 34 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 04347 | 27 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 04917 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 04351 | 26 | ≤11 | 18 | ≤11 |
| 04259 | 26 | 0 | 16 | ≤11 |
| 04910 | 22 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04352 | 19 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04355 | 17 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04346 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 04363 | 16 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 04360 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04349 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04284 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04265 | ≤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 Kennebec County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Kennebec County right now.
Kennebec County has been under 3 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
Latest Kennebec County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 575 customers out (0.7% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Kennebec County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Kennebec County went about 2.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 67,586 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 2.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 67,586 customers out) · decade average 16.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 827 | 3,988 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 573 | 24,072 | 6.9 |
| 2017 | 636 | 49,159 | 41.9 |
| 2018 | 748 | 5,942 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 356 | 4,845 | 1.4 |
| 2020 | 839 | 42,773 | 38.3 |
| 2021 | 952 | 7,577 | 4.4 |
| 2022 | 925 | 15,504 | 10.6 |
| 2023 | 902 | 67,586 | 55.4 |
| 2024 | 967 | 18,683 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | 929 | 8,775 | 2.8 |
Cost of power in Kennebec County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Kennebec 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 ice storms exposure · 16.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Kennebec County: FAQ
- How often does Kennebec County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Kennebec County, ME logged 929 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Kennebec County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 67,586 customers without power, beginning December 18, 2023 and lasting about 6d 16h.
- Is there a power outage in Kennebec County, ME right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Kennebec County, ME. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Kennebec County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Kennebec County.
04259, 04265, 04284, 04330, 04344, 04345, 04346, 04347, 04349, 04350, 04351, 04352, 04355, 04358, 04359, 04360, 04363, 04364, 04901, 04910, 04917, 04918, 04926, 04927, 04963, 04989
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/23011 and /api/v1/counties/23011/history.