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2023 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2023, the average Maine customer went without power for about 38.9 hours — the 1st worst of any US state that year, 2.0× the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
38.9
Peak customers out
71,717
Rank (worst state)
1st
Counties affected
16

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2023 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2023

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

1Cumberland County71,7172Kennebec County67,5863Penobscot County59,7424York County45,7525Androscoggin County40,7956Hancock County35,0127Somerset County27,6388Lincoln County20,5009Oxford County20,36810Waldo County17,30911Sagadahoc County17,11812Knox County16,55613Franklin County12,82114Aroostook County11,40615Washington County11,26816Piscataquis County9,628

Biggest Maine outages of 2023

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Cumberland CountyDecember 18, 202371,717
Kennebec CountyDecember 18, 202367,586
Penobscot CountyDecember 18, 202359,742
York CountyDecember 18, 202345,752
Androscoggin CountyDecember 18, 202340,795
York CountyJanuary 22, 202339,304
Hancock CountyDecember 18, 202335,012
Somerset CountyDecember 18, 202327,638
Cumberland CountyMarch 14, 202324,467
York CountySeptember 8, 202322,401
Maine by year:20252024202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2023:MIKYOKARWVLA

Part of the 2023 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.