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2015 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2015, the average Maine customer went without power for about 2.8 hours — the 15th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.8
Peak customers out
11,197
Rank (worst state)
15th
Counties affected
15

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2015 highlighted.

2.8h20157.8h201637.7h201710.9h20186.1h201936.9h20206.4h202122.0h202238.9h202338.2h20246.3h2025

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2015

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Hancock County11,1972Washington County7,8023Androscoggin County6,2704York County5,7275Penobscot County5,3426Piscataquis County5,3107Waldo County5,1938Kennebec County3,9889Aroostook County3,68610Sagadahoc County3,61611Cumberland County3,49712Lincoln County3,05013Franklin County3,00114Oxford County2,76215Knox County2,504

Biggest Maine outages of 2015

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hancock CountySeptember 30, 201511,197
Hancock CountyMay 28, 20159,730
Hancock CountyOctober 29, 20158,416
Hancock CountySeptember 19, 20158,210
Washington CountyDecember 11, 20157,802
Hancock CountyJanuary 14, 20157,466
Androscoggin CountyOctober 29, 20156,270
Androscoggin CountyMarch 17, 20156,095
York CountyJanuary 22, 20155,727
Penobscot CountyAugust 22, 20155,342
Maine by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2015:WVWANCMIRILA

Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.