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Large power outage reported in Portland area Saturday | newscentermaine.com
PORTLAND, Maine — A large power outage was reported in the greater Portland area Saturday afternoon.
At 2 p.m., over 12,600 customers in Cumberland County were without power, according to the Central Maine Power outage map.
Portland dispatch told NEWS CENTER Maine there were no crashes in the area responsible for the outages.
As of 3:30 p.m., all power outages in the Portland area have been restored, Central Maine Power said in a social media post.
"The fault occurred on a remote section of Maine’s transmission system," CMP said in the post. "We were able to sectionalize the system, allowing us to restore all customers while we continue to investigate [the] root cause."
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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