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Central Maine Power Company, 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME 04336 (207) 622-NEWS

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Power restoration continues overnight

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 5, 2007, 9:00 p.m. Central Maine Power Co. line crews continued efforts to restore power throughout the day. As of 9:00 p.m., the company reports that 80,725 customer accounts were still without power. The company estimates that the outages peaked at more than 117,000 customer accounts in the early afternoon.

By early evening, CMP crews had restored service to nearly 37,000 customers since the early afternoon peak. The company said some crews will need to rest overnight, but the restoration effort will continue through the night. They expect to restore service in most of the towns north of Augusta by late evening.

In the hardest hit areas of York County, western Oxford county, and along the coast as far east as Waldoboro, the company warns that many homes and businesses will be without service over night, and some customers in remote areas are likely to be without power until Saturday.

Following is a breakdown of outages by Service Center. Each Service Center includes the city or town listed and about a dozen surrounding communities. A map showing the service areas is available on the company's outage page on its website at www.cmpco.com.

Alfred - 31,550
Bridgton - 1,800
Brunswick - 31,000
Lewiston - 175
Portland - 15,700
Rockland - 500

Next Update: 9:00 a.m., 4/6/07

About CMP: Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Energy East Corporation, operates more than 20,000 miles of power lines and other facilities that deliver electricity to 80 percent of Maine's population. Web site: www.cmpco.com.

About Energy East: Energy East Corporation [NYSE: EAS] is a respected super-regional energy services and delivery company that our customers can depend on every day. We are a motivated and skilled team of professionals dedicated to creating shareholder value through our focus on profitable growth, operational excellence and strong customer partnerships. We serve about 3 million customers throughout upstate New York and New England.

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