Winter Storm Elliott Restoration Update from CMP President Joe Purington 5:45 pm 12/26

12/26/2022
5:45 pm

Dear CMP Customers,

Having grown up in Maine, I know the power of Mainers helping Mainers. Over the past three days I have seen that spirit in action as American Legion Halls, local towns, restaurants, hotels and employees’ families have put their holiday plans on hold to feed and provide lodging to CMP lineworkers and also to the thousands of people who have joined us from as far away as Florida, Texas and California to restore power.

Holiday spirit yes, but also just the spirit of Maine that makes me so proud to be from here.

Our team has now restored power to more than 98% of the 300,000 customers who lost power over the weekend in the wild wind and rain storm. We did this with support from crews from far away – who have shared their delight in meeting local folks – and some of whom had never seen snow before they got here.

The graph below shows our restoration since the storm hit last Friday.

At CMP we understand it is challenging to be without power, especially over a holiday weekend, and we are particularly mindful of our approximately 4,000 customers who are still waiting for their power to be restored. Rest assured, we have almost 3,000 people in the field who will not stop until every customer has their power back. We expect all customers to be restored by the end of the day tomorrow.

On behalf of our grateful crews – both the CMP employees and those from away who came to help – we thank you for your generosity, your support and your patience.

Sincerely,

Joe Purington
President and CEO, CMP