CMP Restores 80% of Customers Impacted by Winter Storm
Heavy wet snow has damaged electrical infrastructure with hardest hit areas in Central and Western Maine.
AUGUSTA, ME — December 4, 2023 — Central Maine Power (CMP) is making significant progress restoring customers impacted by the winter storm moving through Maine.
So far, approximately 80% of more than 50,000 customers impacted by this weather event have had their power restored.
CMP has both internal and pre-staged external repair crews working together 24/7 to make these repairs as safely and efficiently as possible. Throughout the day, CMP crews responded to snow clinging to tree limbs that bent branches onto lines causing damage to our electrical infrastructure as well as motor vehicle accidents that resulted in several broken utility poles.
“As the snow and restoration continue, we are urging Maine drivers to observe all laws and best practices that promote safe operation of motor vehicles for the safety of all those using the roads as well as our crews responding to this storm,” said Dustin Wlodkowski, spokesperson for Central Maine Power.
As weather and road conditions improve, our remaining customers without power can expect to see successive rounds of damage assessment teams, vegetation teams and line repair teams.
Because of the extent of damage in some of the areas hardest hit, there will be some customers whose power will be restored after repairs are made on Tuesday.
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About CMP: Central Maine Power Company (CMP), a subsidiary of Avangrid, Inc., is Maine’s largest electricity transmission and distribution utility. Established in 1899 and based in Augusta, Maine, CMP serves approximately 646,000 customers across 346 communities in central and southern Maine. It operates approximately 23,500 miles of distribution lines and 2,900 miles of transmission lines. Over the last decade, the company has invested approximately $3.5 billion in Maine system infrastructure. For more information, visit www.cmpco.com.
About AVANGRID: Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) aspires to be the leading sustainable energy company in the United States. Headquartered in Orange, CT with approximately $41 billion in assets and operations in 24 U.S. states, Avangrid has two primary lines of business: networks and renewables. Through its networks business, Avangrid owns and operates eight electric and natural gas utilities, serving more than 3.3 million customers in New York and New England. Through its renewables business, Avangrid owns and operates a portfolio of renewable energy generation facilities across the United States. Avangrid employs more than 7,500 people and has been recognized by JUST Capital in 2021, 2022 and 2023 as one of the JUST 100 companies – a ranking of America’s best corporate citizens. In 2023, Avangrid ranked first within the utility sector for its commitment to the environment. The company supports the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals and was named among the World’s Most Ethical Companies in 2023 for the fifth consecutive year by the Ethisphere Institute. Avangrid is a member of the group of companies controlled by Iberdrola, S.A. For more information, visit https://www.avangrid.com.
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