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2025 Maine Power Outage Report

In 2025, the average Maine customer went without power for about 6.3 hours — the 16th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
6.3
Peak customers out
16,780
Rank (worst state)
16th
Counties affected
16

Maine outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2025 highlighted.

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

Hardest-hit Maine counties in 2025

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

1Hancock County16,7802Penobscot County16,5983Knox County16,2224Aroostook County14,3355Cumberland County13,1226York County12,0377Sagadahoc County9,2218Kennebec County8,7759Lincoln County7,30710Androscoggin County6,43511Oxford County6,43412Waldo County6,36113Washington County4,70514Franklin County4,45315Somerset County4,24516Piscataquis County4,171

Biggest Maine outages of 2025

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Hancock CountyNovember 26, 202516,780
Penobscot CountyDecember 19, 202516,598
Knox CountyDecember 26, 202516,222
Hancock CountyDecember 19, 202515,306
Aroostook CountyDecember 20, 202514,335
Cumberland CountyDecember 19, 202513,122
York CountyMarch 7, 202512,037
Cumberland CountyMarch 20, 202511,437
Cumberland CountyDecember 24, 202510,955
Cumberland CountyAugust 14, 202510,876
Maine by year:20242023202220212020201920182017
Other states in 2025:WVMIAKPANCMO

Part of the 2025 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.