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PublishedApril 28, 2024
New report shows striking increase in weather-related power outages in Maine
As more outages occur because of bad weather, a federal grant may help the grid better contain disruptions.
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PublishedApril 6, 2024
Power outages fall below 70,000 – but for Mainers still in the dark, that’s little comfort
A two-day nor'easter that brought strong winds and heavy snow Wednesday and Thursday knocked out power for almost 400,000 CMP and Versant customers.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Ice storm that blanketed the coast left tens of thousands of Mainers without power on Sunday
Central Maine Power anticipates it will take until Tuesday evening to restore power to all of its customers.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Power outages fluctuate Wednesday after rainy, windy morning
Central Maine Power reported outages in Cumberland, York and Lincoln counties Wednesday morning.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Saturday’s storm hit northern, coastal Maine with power outages
Saturday's storm delivered some rain and breeze for southern and central Maine, but the Down East region got clobbered with heavy amounts of rain and strong winds.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2022
Outages continue to fall as power restoration crews work through holidays
Just over 6,000 CMP customers and Versant customers were still without power Tuesday morning.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Squirrel blamed for power outage in Falmouth Sunday morning
About 880 customers were affected.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Dump truck hits utility pole in Waterville; 2,600 lose power
Truck was on Eustis Parkway Monday, assisting with replacing a water main when it struck the pole, according to officials.
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PublishedJune 13, 2022
Dump truck to blame for power outage in Gardiner area
According to an official at Central Maine Power Co., a dump truck "came into contact with a transmission line" off of U.S. Route 201 in Gardiner on Monday afternoon.
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PublishedJune 23, 2019
CMP misled the public, mismanaged rollout of new billing system
A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram investigation reveals that layers of Central Maine Power management misjudged the enormity of changing over to a new billing system, leaving thousands of angry and frustrated customers.
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