CMP News

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

Corporate Communications - corpcomm@cmpco.com 

Release: Immediate - An Energy East Company

CMP reaches halfway mark in power restoration

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 6, 2007, noon  Central Maine Power Co. reported that 58,100 customer accounts are still without power as of noon today. The company has cut the number of outages in half since yesterday afternoon, when the outages peaked at approximately 117,000 customer accounts. This is the largest number of outages since 340,000 lost power in the 1998 ice storms.

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 - 26,200
Bridgton - 75
Brunswick - 24,600
Portland - 7,000
Rockland - 200

Next Update: 5:00 p.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.

— CMP —