Power Outages in Washington County, ME
Is there a power outage in Washington County, ME right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 10:25 UTC, no outages are reported by Versant Power and Eastern Maine Electric Coop in Washington County, ME.
Washington County, ME is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 6.8 hours.
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- October 20, 2026 10:25 UTC
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MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, ME", live data as of October 20, 2026 10:25 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maine/washington-county
No active outages are reported by Versant Power and Eastern Maine Electric Coop in Washington County.
Report an outage in Washington County, ME
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Versant Power and Eastern Maine Electric Coop; check your electric bill or the utility's website.
70%of this county's ~23,526 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versant Power | Live · county | 0 | 16,521 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Eastern Maine Electric Coop | Live · county | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - |
Versant Power and Eastern Maine Electric Coop reportevery 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 Washington 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 (30)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04654 | 36 | ≤11 | 28 | ≤11 |
| 04619 | 34 | ≤11 | 26 | 0 |
| 04694 | 27 | ≤11 | 22 | ≤11 |
| 04652 | 27 | ≤11 | 24 | 0 |
| 04658 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 04666 | 19 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04631 | 19 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04668 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 04649 | 15 | 0 | 12 | ≤11 |
| 04622 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 04680 | 14 | ≤11 | 12 | 0 |
| 04667 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04606 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 04643 | 12 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04691 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04671 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04657 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04655 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04648 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04630 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04628 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04626 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04623 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04611 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04492 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04491 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04490 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04454 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04424 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 04413 | ≤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 Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 9 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 11, 2026.
- Frost Advisory ×6
- Dense Fog Advisory ×1
- Special Weather Statement ×1
- Tsunami Warning ×1
Latest Washington County, ME outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 30m
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 183 customers out (1.1% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 10m
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 158 customers out
- IMPROVING
Improving: down to 745 customers out
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated October 4, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,834 customers out (11% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 34m
Hardest-hit cities in Washington County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 6.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 13,616 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 6.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2023 (peak 11,268 customers out) · decade average 16.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 343 | 7,802 | 4.8 |
| 2016 | 410 | 11,409 | 17.3 |
| 2017 | 412 | 5,045 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 496 | 5,554 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | 425 | 9,121 | 12.2 |
| 2020 | 460 | 9,757 | 16.4 |
| 2021 | 424 | 3,399 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 505 | 10,230 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 491 | 11,268 | 49.2 |
| 2024 | 523 | 13,616 | 22.8 |
| 2025 | 436 | 4,705 | 6.8 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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.
- Versant Power30.2¢131,540 cust
- Eastern Maine Electric Coop19.4¢10,808 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively High ice storms exposure · 16.7 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, ME lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, ME logged 436 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 6.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, ME?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 13,616 customers without power, beginning January 10, 2024 and lasting about 2d 15h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, ME right now?
- No. As of October 20, 2026 10:25 UTC, no outages are reported by Versant Power and Eastern Maine Electric Coop in Washington County, ME.
- Which utilities serve Washington County, ME?
- Tracked electric providers include Eastern Maine Electric Coop, Versant Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
04413, 04424, 04454, 04490, 04491, 04492, 04606, 04611, 04619, 04622, 04623, 04626, 04628, 04630, 04631, 04643, 04648, 04649, 04652, 04654, 04655, 04657, 04658, 04666, 04667, 04668, 04671, 04680, 04686, 04691, 04694
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Washington County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Maine →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Versant Power | 8.3 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Eastern Maine Electric Coop | 16.5 hrs | Live · county | - |
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/23029 and /api/v1/counties/23029/history.