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2019 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2019, the average Maine customer went without power for about 6.1 hours — the 9th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.1
Peak customers out
37,487
Rank (worst state)
9th
Counties affected
16

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2019 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2019

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

1Penobscot County37,4872Hancock County21,9163Aroostook County9,4274Washington County9,1215York County7,3736Oxford County6,6377Piscataquis County6,3828Somerset County5,8519Sagadahoc County5,28810Cumberland County4,96811Kennebec County4,84512Franklin County4,57913Lincoln County4,42914Waldo County3,78315Knox County3,29416Androscoggin County3,283

Biggest Maine outages of 2019

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Penobscot CountyOctober 31, 201937,487
Hancock CountyOctober 17, 201921,916
Hancock CountyOctober 31, 201916,627
Penobscot CountyOctober 17, 201910,610
Aroostook CountyNovember 1, 20199,427
Hancock CountyAugust 13, 20199,317
Washington CountyOctober 17, 20199,121
Penobscot CountyNovember 28, 20198,004
Penobscot CountyFebruary 16, 20197,954
Hancock CountyJune 11, 20197,838
Maine by year:20252024202320222021202020182017
Other states in 2019:WVNCMILACAVT

Part of the 2019 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.