Power Outages in Lincoln 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 15.3 hours.
Lincoln County, ME is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maine/lincoln-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Lincoln County, ME". https://massoutage.com/maine/lincoln-county
Central Maine Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~28,621 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 Lincoln 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 (22)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04572 | 46 | ≤11 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 04578 | 40 | ≤11 | 28 | 0 |
| 04348 | 33 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 04353 | 28 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 04543 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 04537 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 04538 | 19 | ≤11 | 15 | 0 |
| 04553 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04555 | 14 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04539 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04576 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04573 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04571 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04568 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04564 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04558 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04556 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04554 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04551 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04544 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04535 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04342 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Lincoln County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Lincoln County right now.
Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 7h 3m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 314 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 2, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 570 customers out (2.0% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Lincoln County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Lincoln County went about 15.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,436 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 15.3 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 23,436 customers out) · decade average 38.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 518 | 3,050 | 3.9 |
| 2016 | 359 | 7,594 | 9.9 |
| 2017 | 436 | 23,436 | 90.8 |
| 2018 | 502 | 7,877 | 21.9 |
| 2019 | 240 | 4,429 | 6.1 |
| 2020 | 641 | 16,452 | 65.4 |
| 2021 | 619 | 4,260 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 543 | 15,863 | 35.6 |
| 2023 | 591 | 20,500 | 69.9 |
| 2024 | 668 | 22,945 | 88.1 |
| 2025 | 548 | 7,307 | 15.3 |
Cost of power in Lincoln County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Lincoln 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 · 38.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Lincoln County: FAQ
- How often does Lincoln County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Lincoln County, ME logged 548 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 15.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Lincoln County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,436 customers without power, beginning October 30, 2017 and lasting about 6d 1h.
- Is there a power outage in Lincoln County, ME right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Lincoln County, ME. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Lincoln County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Lincoln County.
04341, 04342, 04348, 04353, 04535, 04537, 04538, 04539, 04541, 04543, 04544, 04551, 04553, 04554, 04555, 04556, 04558, 04564, 04568, 04570, 04571, 04572, 04573, 04575, 04576, 04578, 04852
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/23015 and /api/v1/counties/23015/history.