2016 Maine Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Maine customer went without power for about 7.8 hours, the 5th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
7.8
vs prior year
▲ 180%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
6.2M
Peak customers out
123,981
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of ME customers
Counties reporting
15
Maine year over year
All 15 Maine counties, 2016
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piscataquis County | 50.0 | 510K | 10,203 | 9,382 | 549 |
| 2 | Hancock County | 30.4 | 944K | 31,079 | 22,804 | 718 |
| 3 | Washington County | 17.4 | 263K | 15,144 | 11,409 | 410 |
| 4 | Waldo County | 12.7 | 289K | 22,684 | 8,330 | 329 |
| 5 | Penobscot County | 11.0 | 967K | 88,128 | 21,404 | 887 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 9.9 | 233K | 23,436 | 7,594 | 359 |
| 7 | Knox County | 9.1 | 140K | 15,343 | 4,098 | 353 |
| 8 | Sagadahoc County | 8.4 | 208K | 24,839 | 6,230 | 223 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 7.1 | 146K | 20,532 | 5,082 | 319 |
| 10 | Kennebec County | 6.9 | 603K | 87,760 | 24,072 | 573 |
| 11 | Oxford County | 6.1 | 233K | 38,205 | 3,391 | 435 |
| 12 | York County | 4.8 | 367K | 76,996 | 11,047 | 658 |
| 13 | Aroostook County | 4.5 | 189K | 42,053 | 21,716 | 481 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 3.8 | 871K | 227,401 | 28,105 | 742 |
| 15 | Androscoggin County | 3.3 | 260K | 77,643 | 6,361 | 405 |
Biggest Maine outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cumberland County, ME | December 29, 2016 21:00 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 1d 3h | 28,105 | 389K |
| 2 | Kennebec County, ME | December 30, 2016 01:45 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 22h 30m | 24,072 | 319K |
| 3 | Hancock County, ME | January 10, 2016 20:15 | January 14, 2016 02:45 | 3d 6h | 22,804 | 464K |
| 4 | Aroostook County, ME | July 11, 2016 20:30 | July 12, 2016 01:15 | 4h 45m | 21,716 | 32K |
| 5 | Penobscot County, ME | December 30, 2016 04:00 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 20h 15m | 21,404 | 239K |
| 6 | Hancock County, ME | September 11, 2016 08:45 | September 12, 2016 10:45 | 1d 2h | 17,884 | 16K |
| 7 | Penobscot County, ME | April 7, 2016 15:15 | April 10, 2016 01:15 | 2d 10h | 16,006 | 148K |
| 8 | Cumberland County, ME | July 23, 2016 01:30 | July 24, 2016 19:30 | 1d 18h | 14,976 | 88K |
| 9 | Cumberland County, ME | January 10, 2016 18:15 | January 12, 2016 07:00 | 1d 12h | 12,324 | 77K |
| 10 | Washington County, ME | September 9, 2016 21:30 | September 12, 2016 11:00 | 2d 13h | 11,409 | 13K |
| 11 | York County, ME | September 11, 2016 14:15 | September 12, 2016 06:15 | 16h | 11,047 | 47K |
| 12 | Piscataquis County, ME | December 16, 2016 14:45 | December 16, 2016 20:45 | 6h | 9,382 | 38K |
| 13 | Washington County, ME | December 24, 2016 14:45 | December 24, 2016 19:45 | 5h | 9,129 | 14K |
| 14 | Aroostook County, ME | July 8, 2016 18:30 | July 8, 2016 20:30 | 2h | 8,591 | 4,034 |
| 15 | Kennebec County, ME | January 10, 2016 21:15 | January 11, 2016 23:45 | 1d 2h | 8,570 | 43K |
| 16 | Waldo County, ME | December 30, 2016 03:15 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 21h | 8,330 | 88K |
| 17 | York County, ME | December 30, 2016 01:15 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 23h | 8,018 | 77K |
| 18 | Hancock County, ME | December 24, 2016 15:30 | December 24, 2016 21:45 | 6h 15m | 7,979 | 19K |
| 19 | Piscataquis County, ME | December 30, 2016 03:45 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 20h 30m | 7,884 | 79K |
| 20 | Penobscot County, ME | February 16, 2016 21:00 | February 17, 2016 23:30 | 1d 2h | 7,868 | 48K |
| 21 | Lincoln County, ME | December 29, 2016 23:45 | December 31, 2016 00:15 | 1d | 7,594 | 87K |
| 22 | Hancock County, ME | October 10, 2016 05:00 | October 11, 2016 09:45 | 1d 4h | 7,527 | 21K |
| 23 | Cumberland County, ME | July 13, 2016 14:45 | July 13, 2016 16:00 | 1h 15m | 7,467 | 7,490 |
| 24 | Penobscot County, ME | May 2, 2016 21:00 | May 3, 2016 03:30 | 6h 30m | 7,368 | 8,691 |
| 25 | Penobscot County, ME | January 10, 2016 21:00 | January 13, 2016 01:00 | 2d 4h | 7,088 | 73K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Maine's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.