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High winds and rain causing scattered outages

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 16, 2007  Central Maine Power Company reports that outages throughout its service area have kept crews busy restoring power throughout the night. As of 7:00 a.m., an estimated 12,400 customer accounts were without power. The company is assessing the extent of storm damage this morning, and expects the continued high winds to add to the outages throughout the day.

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 - 4,700
Augusta - 550
Bridgton - 650
Brunswick - 900
Dover - 45
Fairfield - 10
Farmington - 95
Lewiston - 1,300
Portland - 4,000
Rockland - 100
Skowhegan - 35

Update at 11:30 a.m.

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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