2017 Maine Power Outage Report
In 2017, the average Maine customer went without power for about 37.6 hours, the 2nd worst of 51 states (US average 7.3 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
37.6
vs prior year
▲ 384%
vs 2016
Customer-hours out
30.9M
Peak customers out
481,891
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of ME customers
Counties reporting
16
Maine year over year
All 16 Maine counties, 2017
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 | Lincoln County | 90.8 | 2.1M | 23,436 | 23,436 | 436 |
| 2 | Waldo County | 71.4 | 1.6M | 22,684 | 22,684 | 392 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 66.5 | 1.3M | 19,524 | 19,524 | 76 |
| 4 | York County | 63.5 | 4.9M | 76,996 | 74,835 | 722 |
| 5 | Piscataquis County | 60.2 | 614K | 10,203 | 10,203 | 511 |
| 6 | Sagadahoc County | 57.7 | 1.4M | 24,839 | 17,971 | 281 |
| 7 | Knox County | 49.4 | 758K | 15,343 | 14,527 | 380 |
| 8 | Hancock County | 48.5 | 1.5M | 31,079 | 31,079 | 721 |
| 9 | Kennebec County | 41.9 | 3.7M | 87,760 | 49,159 | 636 |
| 10 | Penobscot County | 33.1 | 2.9M | 88,128 | 61,301 | 945 |
| 11 | Oxford County | 31.9 | 1.2M | 38,205 | 16,714 | 510 |
| 12 | Franklin County | 28.8 | 591K | 20,532 | 9,941 | 328 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | 28.5 | 6.5M | 227,401 | 109,526 | 837 |
| 14 | Androscoggin County | 17.7 | 1.4M | 77,643 | 31,390 | 512 |
| 15 | Washington County | 8.6 | 130K | 15,144 | 5,045 | 412 |
| 16 | Aroostook County | 5.1 | 214K | 42,053 | 13,118 | 507 |
Biggest Maine outages of 2017
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 | October 30, 2017 02:00 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 2h | 109,526 | 5.6M |
| 2 | York County, ME | October 30, 2017 00:30 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 3h | 74,835 | 3.7M |
| 3 | Penobscot County, ME | October 30, 2017 03:30 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d | 61,301 | 2.5M |
| 4 | Kennebec County, ME | October 30, 2017 02:30 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 1h | 49,159 | 3.3M |
| 5 | Androscoggin County, ME | October 30, 2017 03:00 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 1h | 31,390 | 1.1M |
| 6 | Hancock County, ME | October 30, 2017 02:45 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 1h | 31,079 | 1.2M |
| 7 | York County, ME | March 14, 2017 17:00 | March 17, 2017 08:45 | 2d 15h | 25,422 | 662K |
| 8 | Lincoln County, ME | October 30, 2017 02:15 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 1h | 23,436 | 1.8M |
| 9 | Waldo County, ME | October 30, 2017 03:30 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d | 22,684 | 1.4M |
| 10 | Somerset County, ME | October 30, 2017 16:45 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 5d 11h | 19,524 | 1.2M |
| 11 | Sagadahoc County, ME | October 30, 2017 01:45 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 2h | 17,971 | 1.3M |
| 12 | Oxford County, ME | October 30, 2017 00:45 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 6d 3h | 16,714 | 898K |
| 13 | Androscoggin County, ME | December 4, 2017 14:15 | December 4, 2017 18:45 | 4h 30m | 15,553 | 24K |
| 14 | Knox County, ME | October 30, 2017 05:00 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 5d 23h | 14,527 | 675K |
| 15 | Aroostook County, ME | October 10, 2017 21:30 | October 11, 2017 05:45 | 8h 15m | 13,118 | 81K |
| 16 | Aroostook County, ME | August 29, 2017 13:15 | August 29, 2017 20:15 | 7h | 11,167 | 14K |
| 17 | Cumberland County, ME | February 15, 2017 23:30 | February 18, 2017 02:45 | 2d 3h | 10,836 | 217K |
| 18 | York County, ME | April 1, 2017 05:30 | April 1, 2017 18:15 | 12h 45m | 10,480 | 44K |
| 19 | Piscataquis County, ME | October 30, 2017 05:00 | November 5, 2017 00:15 | 5d 19h | 10,203 | 353K |
| 20 | Aroostook County, ME | October 30, 2017 11:15 | November 1, 2017 02:30 | 1d 15h | 10,079 | 37K |
| 21 | Franklin County, ME | October 30, 2017 04:45 | November 5, 2017 04:00 | 5d 23h | 9,941 | 408K |
| 22 | York County, ME | February 16, 2017 02:45 | February 17, 2017 21:45 | 1d 19h | 9,184 | 125K |
| 23 | Cumberland County, ME | November 10, 2017 10:15 | November 12, 2017 03:00 | 1d 16h | 8,706 | 44K |
| 24 | Hancock County, ME | June 20, 2017 07:30 | June 20, 2017 10:00 | 2h 30m | 8,005 | 18K |
| 25 | Cumberland County, ME | September 15, 2017 07:15 | September 15, 2017 10:15 | 3h | 7,521 | 16K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Maine's electricity customers in 2017; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2017 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.