Power Outages in Knox County, ME
Central Maine Power Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc and Matinicus Plantation Elec Co. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 13.2 hours.
Knox County, ME is served by 3 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maine/knox-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Knox County, ME". https://massoutage.com/maine/knox-county
Central Maine Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
No live feed for Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc and Matinicus Plantation Elec Co: outages in theirservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~28,862 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc, Matinicus Plantation Elec Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
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 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matinicus Plantation Elec Co | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Knox 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 (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04841 | 73 | ≤11 | 52 | 0 |
| 04843 | 32 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 04864 | 31 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 04861 | 30 | ≤11 | 22 | 0 |
| 04856 | 30 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 04862 | 28 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 04860 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04858 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04574 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 04863 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04859 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04854 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04847 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04563 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04547 | ≤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 Knox County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Knox County right now.
Knox County has been under 19 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- High Surf Advisory ×15
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Knox County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 368 customers out (1.4% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Knox County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Knox County went about 13.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 15,343 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 13.2 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 11,010 customers out) · decade average 25.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 434 | 2,504 | 2.6 |
| 2016 | 353 | 4,098 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 380 | 14,527 | 49.4 |
| 2018 | 470 | 3,983 | 9.1 |
| 2019 | 236 | 3,294 | 2.4 |
| 2020 | 652 | 11,010 | 61.4 |
| 2021 | 602 | 4,580 | 8.8 |
| 2022 | 534 | 10,269 | 26.4 |
| 2023 | 615 | 15,343 | 56.5 |
| 2024 | 668 | 11,265 | 36.3 |
| 2025 | 549 | 15,343 | 13.2 |
Cost of power in Knox County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Knox 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.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 25.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Knox County: FAQ
- How often does Knox County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Knox County, ME logged 549 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 13.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Knox County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 15,343 customers without power, beginning July 24, 2023 and lasting about 6h 30m.
- Is there a power outage in Knox County, ME right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Knox County, ME. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Knox County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Knox County.
04547, 04563, 04574, 04645, 04841, 04843, 04847, 04851, 04853, 04854, 04855, 04856, 04858, 04859, 04860, 04861, 04862, 04863, 04864
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 | - |
| Fox Islands Electric Coop, Inc | - | No live feed | - |
| Matinicus Plantation Elec Co | - | No live feed | - |
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/23013 and /api/v1/counties/23013/history.