Maine power outages in 2024
Maine customers averaged 1,748.6 minutes (29 h 9 min) without power in 2024, rank 2 of 51 and above the 297-minute median. Major event days made up 84% of those minutes.
- All events
- 1,748.6 min
- Excl. major event days
- 274.0 min
- Outages per customer
- 3.64
- Customers counted
- 858,340
Outages here run long, so it's worth pricing a home standby generator alongside a battery. Never run a fuel generator indoors or in a garage.
Utility breakdown, 2024
3 utilities reported IEEE-standard reliability data in Maine for 2024. The five largest by customers:
| Utility | Type | Customers | Outage min, all events | Excl. major events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Power Co | Investor-owned | 679,726 | 1,893.5 | 215.4 |
| Versant Power | Investor-owned | 165,401 | 1,206.0 | 478.0 |
| Eastern Maine Electric Coop | Co-op | 13,213 | 1,084.5 | 737.2 |
Trend since 2013
Highest year: 2017 (2,493 min). Lowest: 2015 (214 min). Outage minutes swing widely from year to year because big storms dominate the total.
| Year | Avg outage minutes (all events) |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 971.3 |
| 2014 | 1,049.3 |
| 2015 | 213.6 |
| 2016 | 535.4 |
| 2017 | 2,492.6 |
| 2018 | 665.3 |
| 2019 | 908.1 |
| 2020 | 1,725.0 |
| 2021 | 325.2 |
| 2022 | 963.6 |
| 2023 | 1,863.0 |
| 2024 | 1,748.6 |
Customer-weighted average of utilities reporting under the IEEE standard each year. Our 2024 figure matches EIA's own state total exactly; earlier years may cover a different set of utilities.
How much came from major storms
In 2024, 1,474.6 of Maine's 1,748.6 outage minutes (84%) fell on major event days, the large storm-driven outages that utilities report separately. On a normal day, customers averaged 274.0 minutes for the year.
State and utility incentives
- Efficiency Maine funds battery makers to pay owners for sharing stored power during peak events (at least 2 a month, at most 60 a year). Payments vary by manufacturer. Source: Efficiency Maine, Small Battery Incentives, accessed October 23, 2026.
Programs change. Confirm terms with the program before you buy.