Central Maine Power calls in 200 out-of-state crews to help restore electricity
At the corner of Water and Wadsworth streets in Thomaston, an area that has been without power since 4 a.m., Oct. 17. (Photo courtesy Larry Butler)
At the corner of Water and Wadsworth streets in Thomaston, an area that has been without power since 4 a.m., Oct. 17. (Photo courtesy Larry Butler)
Central Maine Power reported at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 17, that the severe storm barreling through Maine caused outages that affected 180,000 CMP customers.
“The company has nearly 200 crews in action and we expect at least another 200 additional crews from out-of-state to join our restoration effort,” CMP reported, in a news release. “The damage to the system is extensive and we are asking that customers prepare for a multi-day outage, particularly in coastal areas that were hardest hit by the storm.”
Currently, the outages are affecting more than 10,000 customers in Knox County and 2,647 in Waldo County.
Knox County
APPLETON 688
CAMDEN. 492
CUSHING 956
FRIENDSHIP 966
HOPE. 867
OWLS HEAD. 161
ROCKLAND. 500
ROCKPORT. 256
SOUTH THOMASTON 370
ST GEORGE 598
THOMASTON 522
UNION. 1,454
WARREN 1,888
WASHINGTON 365
Waldo County
BELFAST. 117
BELMONT 179
BROOKS. 5
BURNHAM 1
FREEDOM 44
ISLESBORO. 35
JACKSON 102
KNOX 27
LIBERTY 196
LINCOLNVILLE. 328
MONROE 137
MONTVILLE. 55
MORRILL 301
NORTHPORT. 451
PALERMO 99
PROSPECT 2
SEARSMONT 183
SEARSPORT 1
STOCKTON SPRINGS 1
SWANVILLE. 127
THORNDIKE 61
TROY. 8
UNITY 106
WALDO 74
WINTERPORT. 7
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