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2018 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2018, the average Maine customer went without power for about 10.9 hours — the 7th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
10.9
Peak customers out
23,369
Rank (worst state)
7th
Counties affected
16

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2018 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2018

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

1Penobscot County23,3692York County19,9583Hancock County15,7864Cumberland County15,3155Aroostook County10,3546Oxford County10,3427Franklin County9,3388Somerset County8,3349Androscoggin County8,06310Lincoln County7,87711Waldo County6,65212Kennebec County5,94213Washington County5,55414Piscataquis County5,52115Sagadahoc County4,17516Knox County3,983

Biggest Maine outages of 2018

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Penobscot CountyNovember 3, 201823,369
York CountyMarch 7, 201819,958
Hancock CountyNovember 3, 201815,786
Cumberland CountyOctober 16, 201815,315
Cumberland CountySeptember 6, 201812,717
Penobscot CountyApril 5, 201811,854
Aroostook CountyNovember 4, 201810,354
Oxford CountyOctober 15, 201810,342
Aroostook CountyJuly 23, 201810,300
Oxford CountyNovember 27, 20189,955
Maine by year:20252024202320222021202020192017
Other states in 2018:NCVAWVMARIVT

Part of the 2018 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.