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Updated · WABI · Jun 18Maine Power Outages Leave 1,060 Customers Without Service
1 articles · Updated · WABI · Jun 18Summary
- 1,060 Maine utility customers were without power late Thursday, including 842 served by Central Maine Power and 218 by Versant Power.
- 10:59 p.m. outage data showed CMP accounting for the larger share of the disruptions, while Versant reported its count at 10:55 p.m.
- The outages were spread across the state Thursday evening, affecting thousands of customers earlier before the late-night totals eased.
Insights
After two decades of deregulation, why are Maine's electricity bills soaring while outages are getting worse? Will massive new wind farms finally lower Maine's high electricity costs or create new grid challenges? As utilities seek huge rate hikes for grid upgrades, can they guarantee fewer power outages for customers?