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2016 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Maine customer went without power for about 7.8 hours — the 5th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
7.8
Peak customers out
28,105
Rank (worst state)
5th
Counties affected
15

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2016

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

1Cumberland County28,1052Kennebec County24,0723Hancock County22,8044Aroostook County21,7165Penobscot County21,4046Washington County11,4097York County11,0478Piscataquis County9,3829Waldo County8,33010Lincoln County7,59411Androscoggin County6,36112Sagadahoc County6,23013Franklin County5,08214Knox County4,09815Oxford County3,391

Biggest Maine outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cumberland CountyDecember 29, 201628,105
Kennebec CountyDecember 30, 201624,072
Hancock CountyJanuary 10, 201622,804
Aroostook CountyJuly 11, 201621,716
Penobscot CountyDecember 30, 201621,404
Hancock CountySeptember 11, 201617,884
Penobscot CountyApril 7, 201616,006
Cumberland CountyJuly 23, 201614,976
Cumberland CountyJanuary 10, 201612,324
Washington CountySeptember 9, 201611,409
Maine by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAFLLA

Part of the 2016 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.