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.
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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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Storm wipes out power across Midcoast, shuttering schools and blocking roads
Brunswick and SAD 75 district schools dismissed early Monday due to storm damage and downed power lines.
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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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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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Saturday power outage in Portland, Falmouth blamed on transmission issue
More than 11,000 Central Maine Power customers in Cumberland County lost power for a few hours Saturday.
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President Biden approves disaster declaration for December storm damage
The declaration unlocks federal public assistance funding for Franklin, Knox, Oxford, Somerset, Waldo and York counties.
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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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Squirrel blamed for power outage in Falmouth Sunday morning
About 880 customers were affected.