Power Outages in Somerset County, ME
As of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC, no outages are reported by Central Maine Power Co in Somerset County, ME. There is no live feed for Town of Madison - (ME). In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 8.6 hours.
Somerset County, ME is served by 2 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/maine/somerset-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Somerset County, ME", live data as of October 19, 2026 04:40 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maine/somerset-county
No active outages are reported by Central Maine Power Co in Somerset County.
No live feed for Town of Madison - (ME): outages in itsservice area won't show here.
0.0%of this county's ~33,972 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Town of Madison - (ME). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power Co | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |
| Town of Madison - (ME) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Central Maine Power Co reportsevery 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 Somerset 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04976 | 139 | ≤11 | 109 | ≤11 |
| 04937 | 79 | ≤11 | 62 | 0 |
| 04957 | 65 | ≤11 | 50 | 0 |
| 04950 | 61 | ≤11 | 49 | 0 |
| 04967 | 43 | 0 | 31 | ≤11 |
| 04958 | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 04924 | 27 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 04911 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 04943 | 26 | ≤11 | 23 | 0 |
| 04920 | 25 | ≤11 | 21 | 0 |
| 04965 | 23 | ≤11 | 18 | 0 |
| 04971 | 19 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 04912 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 04945 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04929 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04985 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04979 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04978 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04961 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04925 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04923 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04478 | ≤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 Somerset County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Somerset County right now.
Somerset County has been under 4 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Wind Advisory on October 6, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×3
- Wind Advisory ×1
Latest Somerset County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 10m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 924 customers out (2.9% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 11h 5m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 169 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 6, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026
Hardest-hit cities in Somerset County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Somerset County went about 8.6 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 19,524 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 8.6 hrs.
Worst year here was 2020 (peak 19,524 customers out) · decade average 45.1 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 76 | 19,524 | 66.5 |
| 2018 | 561 | 8,334 | 27.1 |
| 2019 | 235 | 5,851 | 13.4 |
| 2020 | 666 | 19,524 | 117.6 |
| 2021 | 710 | 4,874 | 13.5 |
| 2022 | 729 | 9,608 | 24.7 |
| 2023 | 670 | 19,524 | 93.7 |
| 2024 | 754 | 14,427 | 41.1 |
| 2025 | 592 | 4,245 | 8.6 |
Cost of power in Somerset County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Somerset 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
- Town of Madison - (ME)15.0¢2,447 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 · 45.1 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 Somerset County: FAQ
- How often does Somerset County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Somerset County, ME logged 592 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 8.6 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Somerset County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 19,524 customers without power, beginning October 30, 2017 and lasting about 5d 11h.
- Is there a power outage in Somerset County, ME right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Somerset County, ME. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Somerset County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Central Maine Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Somerset County.
04478, 04911, 04912, 04920, 04923, 04924, 04925, 04929, 04937, 04942, 04943, 04944, 04945, 04950, 04957, 04958, 04961, 04965, 04967, 04971, 04975, 04976, 04978, 04979, 04985
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 | - |
| Town of Madison - (ME) | - | 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/23025 and /api/v1/counties/23025/history.