Maine major outage reports
Maine is named in 83 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Maine ranks 8th of 51 by count and 2nd per resident. Maine runs above the U.S. average, at 60.3 per million people. Maine peaked in 2020 with 22; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 59% of Maine's reports. The largest customer count in a Maine-only report is 340,000, dated 9 Apr 2020. Treat 83 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Maine outage.
Maine reports by year
Maine filed 25 in 2014 to 2018 and 58 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 132%, with 27% of the Maine total landing in 2020.
Maine reports a year
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What Maine reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 49 | 59% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 29 | 35% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 3 | 4% |
| All other groups | 2 | 2% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe Weather | 40 | 48% |
| System Operations | 29 | 35% |
| Weather or natural disaster | 3 | 4% |
| Severe Weather - Winter Storm | 2 | 2% |
| Weather | 2 | 2% |
49 of the 83 Maine reports also name another state, while 34 name Maine alone.
Customer counts in Maine reports
Of 34 reports naming only Maine, 2 list customers, too few to rank. The other 49 name several states at once.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2020 | Maine | Severe Weather | 340,000 | 2.1 days | — |
| 30 Dec 2016 | Maine | Weather or Natural Disaster | 85,263 | 16.5 h | — |
Longest Maine reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Apr 2020 | Maine | Severe Weather | 340,000 | 2.1 days | — |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 16.9 h | — |
| 30 Dec 2016 | Maine | Weather or Natural Disaster | 85,263 | 16.5 h | — |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Maine | System Operations | — | 14.0 h | — |
| 10 Apr 2020 | Maine | System Operations | — | 6.3 h | — |
Latest Maine reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2023 | Maine: Kennebec County | Other | — | 4.0 h | — |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 16.9 h | — |
| 22 May 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 0.6 h | — |
| 25 Mar 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 2.0 h | — |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 0.6 h | — |
| 20 Jan 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 1.0 h | — |
| 19 Jan 2022 | Maine | System Operations | — | 1.4 h | — |
| 28 Jul 2021 | Maine | System Operations | — | 2.8 h | — |
| 16 Jun 2021 | Maine | System Operations | — | 2.5 h | — |
| 26 Apr 2021 | Maine: Kennebec County | System Operations | — | 1.7 h | — |
| 19 Mar 2021 | Maine | System Operations | — | 1.1 h | — |
| 18 Nov 2020 | Maine | System Operations | — | 1.0 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 83 Maine reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Maine reports are in the DOE files?
Maine appears in 83 reports, 8th among states and DC, and 49 of them also name a second state.
Which Maine report lists the most customers?
In Maine-only reports the top customer count is 340,000, a Severe Weather report that began 9 Apr 2020 (Maine).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Maine?
The top DOE type in Maine is Severe Weather; severe weather and natural disasters cover 59% of Maine's reports.
Are outage reports in Maine going up?
Maine filed 25 in 2014 to 2018 and 58 in 2019 to 2023, a rise of 132%. The Maine count may also reflect new filing habits.