CMP Prepared for Strong Nor’easter

Storm expected to bring gusty winds and snow to much of CMP’s service area.

 

AUGUSTA, ME – February 22, 2026 – Central Maine Power (CMP), a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc., today announced that the company is prepared for the strong Nor’easter forecasted to impact Maine beginning Sunday night and lasting through the day Monday.

 

In preparation for this storm, CMP is staffing extra crews at our service centers across regions of Maine so we can respond quickly and safely to any outages that may occur. The storm is forecast to bring snow and gusty winds that may exceed 40-50 mph. For safety reasons, CMP crews are prohibited from raising bucket truck arms when windspeeds are greater than 30 mph.

 

"From extreme cold, to heavy snow and now this expected storm, this winter has brought its share of weather challenges that our crews have risen to and overcome time and time again on behalf of our customers," said Linda Ball, President and CEO of Central Maine Power. " Once again, our line crews, truck mechanics, customer service representatives and others throughout our company will be ready to respond. All of us at CMP are proud of their determination, commitment and service to Maine in moments like this.”

 

In every storm, CMP assists local emergency management agencies to clear roads blocked by downed trees. Falling trees are the leading cause of outages at CMP and road clearing can occur, even when it is too windy for crews to work in the air in buckets. As always, CMP is reminding customers to please stay away from any downed wires for safety.

 

Cold weather this winter has also put a focus on the importance of lineworker training and preparation for working in frigid conditions. This video illustrates some of the layering, gear and work practices CMP lineworkers use to ensure they can restore power, even through challenging winter weather.