Maine averaged 4.37 times the US outage time per person
That ranks 2 of 50 states and DC, where 1 has the most. December and October made up 59% of outage time. Records run from 2015 to 2023, and some counties start later.
Lincoln County had the most outage time per resident of 15 rated counties.
Counties ranked by outage time
| Rank | County | Major outages per year | Longest (hours) | Times US rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County | 6.3 | 132 | 8.79 |
| 2 | Hancock County | 7.9 | 150 | 8.18 |
| 3 | Somerset County | 6.3 | 131 | 8.10 |
| 4 | Franklin County | 4.4 | 122 | 6.78 |
| 5 | Waldo County | 4.2 | 144 | 6.44 |
| 6 | Oxford County | 8.6 | 132 | 6.41 |
| 7 | Sagadahoc County | 4.8 | 132 | 5.73 |
| 8 | Kennebec County | 5.8 | 132 | 4.96 |
| 9 | Penobscot County | 6.6 | 153 | 4.63 |
| 10 | Knox County | 3.1 | 132 | 3.58 |
| 11 | York County | 7.3 | 126 | 3.42 |
| 12 | Washington County | 3.7 | 116 | 3.17 |
| 13 | Androscoggin County | 4.3 | 130 | 2.89 |
| 14 | Cumberland County | 6.9 | 132 | 2.84 |
| 15 | Aroostook County | 2.0 | 72 | 1.46 |
Rank uses outage time per resident. Times US rate compares each county with the national average.
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These counties have short histories, very small populations, or customer counts that look too high for the population.
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