Power Outages in Oxford 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 7.5 hours.
Oxford County, ME is served by 1 tracked utility.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maine/oxford-county
- As of
- Not available
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Oxford County, ME". https://massoutage.com/maine/oxford-county
Central Maine Power Co publishes no county-level figures.
0.0%of this county's ~42,788 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 Oxford 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 (27)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04270 | 73 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
| 04276 | 68 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| 04281 | 59 | 0 | 49 | 0 |
| 04268 | 53 | ≤11 | 41 | 0 |
| 04257 | 41 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 04224 | 38 | ≤11 | 30 | 0 |
| 04037 | 32 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 04220 | 25 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 04219 | 23 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 04217 | 22 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 04041 | 17 | ≤11 | 15 | ≤11 |
| 04289 | 16 | ≤11 | 13 | 0 |
| 04216 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 04010 | 15 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04088 | 13 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04292 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04290 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04275 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04261 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04255 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04238 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04237 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04231 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04221 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04068 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04051 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04022 | ≤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 Oxford County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Oxford County right now.
Oxford County has been under 7 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on September 24, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×7
Latest Oxford County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- GREW
Outage grew to 1,198 customers out (2.7% of the county)
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 14, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 497 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 25m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 933 customers out (2.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 35m
Hardest-hit cities in Oxford County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Oxford County went about 7.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 25,494 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 7.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2022 (peak 25,494 customers out) · decade average 26.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 616 | 2,762 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 435 | 3,391 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 510 | 16,714 | 31.9 |
| 2018 | 697 | 10,342 | 25.9 |
| 2019 | 334 | 6,637 | 6.3 |
| 2020 | 697 | 20,835 | 50.5 |
| 2021 | 799 | 11,773 | 15.5 |
| 2022 | 781 | 25,494 | 55.2 |
| 2023 | 742 | 20,368 | 39.9 |
| 2024 | 742 | 25,282 | 52.2 |
| 2025 | 745 | 6,434 | 7.5 |
Cost of power in Oxford County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Oxford 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 · 26.7 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 Oxford County: FAQ
- How often does Oxford County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Oxford County, ME logged 745 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Oxford County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 25,494 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2022 and lasting about 3d 14h.
- Is there a power outage in Oxford County, ME right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Oxford County, ME. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Oxford County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Oxford County.
03579, 04010, 04022, 04037, 04041, 04051, 04068, 04088, 04216, 04217, 04219, 04220, 04221, 04224, 04226, 04227, 04231, 04237, 04238, 04255, 04257, 04261, 04267, 04268, 04270, 04271, 04275, 04276, 04281, 04286, 04289, 04290, 04292, 04964
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/23017 and /api/v1/counties/23017/history.