Over 36,000 CMP customers have been affected by the outage, peaking at about 21,000 customers without power at one time on Friday afternoon.
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Power outages impact thousands on a windy Easter Sunday
Gusts reached 50 mph in some areas, and the majority of outages occurred in Aroostook, Penobscot and Somerset counties.
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Wind knocks out power for thousands of CMP customers
By Saturday morning, power had been restored to all but a few thousand customers, with Oxford County hit the hardest.
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Fast-moving storm causes crashes, cancellations across Maine
Dozens of school districts canceled classes and state offices closed early in anticipation of the snow that fell on the state, depositing 4-5 inches in many areas.
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Atmospheric river, bomb cyclone bring weather whiplash to East Coast
A wind and rain storm increasing in intensity throughout the day could cause flooding and power outages in Maine.
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Thanksgiving storm knocked out power to more than 70,000 Maine customers
The areas hardest hit included Somerset, Kennebec and Androscoggin counties. By Sunday, all but a small handful of customers were without power.
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Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?
Cuban officials blame the blackouts on the U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions, the pandemic’s effect on tourism, and emigration all inhibiting Cuba’s economy.
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About 30,000 in the dark after strong winds knock out power
Cumberland County had the most outages as of 10:15 a.m. Saturday at 9,972, according to the CMP online outage tracker. But by 7 p.m., power was restored to all but 814 households.
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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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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.