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2017 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2017, the average Maine customer went without power for about 37.7 hours — the 2nd worst of any US state that year, 1.9× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
37.7
Peak customers out
109,526
Rank (worst state)
2nd
Counties affected
16

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2017

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

1Cumberland County109,5262York County74,8353Penobscot County61,3014Kennebec County49,1595Hancock County32,6706Androscoggin County31,3907Piscataquis County25,8588Lincoln County23,9219Waldo County22,73810Somerset County21,11611Sagadahoc County17,97112Oxford County16,71413Knox County14,52714Aroostook County13,11815Franklin County9,94116Washington County5,045

Biggest Maine outages of 2017

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cumberland CountyOctober 30, 2017109,526
York CountyOctober 30, 201774,835
Penobscot CountyOctober 30, 201761,301
Kennebec CountyOctober 30, 201749,159
Hancock CountyOctober 30, 201732,670
Androscoggin CountyOctober 30, 201731,390
Piscataquis CountyOctober 30, 201725,858
York CountyMarch 14, 201725,422
Lincoln CountyOctober 30, 201723,921
Waldo CountyOctober 30, 201722,738
Maine by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2017:FLWVNHGARIVT

Part of the 2017 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.