Outage Map: Central Maine Power, Versant reporting outages in Maine - WMTW Portland

Outage Map: Central Maine Power, Versant reporting outages

REMAINS. TOTAL COVERAGE MILES, THANK YOU. AS MAINERS PREPARE FOR THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE LEE, CENTRAL MAINE, POWER IS GETTING READY FOR POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. NORAH HOGAN JOINS US LIVE IN PORTLAND. AND NORAH, HOW IS CMP PREPARING? HI, MEGAN. RIGHT NOW CMP IS INSPECTING THE GRID AND ORGANIZING ALL OF THEIR RESOURCES FOR THIS WEEKEND. THEY’RE PLANNING TO START STAGING CREWS TOMORROW BASED ON WHERE THE STORM IS TRACKING ON THE DAY OF. THEY’RE ALSO BRINGING IN BETWEEN 4 TO 500 EXTRA CREWS FROM OUT OF STATE TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR STORM STAFFING. THEY’RE GOING TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE IMPACTS FROM COASTAL FLOODING AND DOWNED TREES FROM HEAVY WINDS. BUT IF THE WIND SPEEDS ARE TOO HIGH, THAT WILL LIMIT THEIR ABILITY TO RESTORE POWER. WE CAN’T PUT CREWS IN BUCKET TRUCKS IF WIND SPEEDS ARE GREATER THAN 35MPH. THAT’S A SAFETY CONCERN FOR US. SO SOMETIME TIMES POWER RESTORATION CAN BE SLIGHTLY DELAYED IF THERE ARE LINGERING WIND SPEEDS, IF YOU LOSE POWER, REPORT YOUR OUTAGE ON THE WEBSITE. AND REMEMBER, IF YOU SEE ANY DOWNED POWER LINES, ALWAYS ASSUME THAT THEY’RE LIVE AND ST

Outage Map: Central Maine Power, Versant reporting outages in Maine

Updated: 6:02 AM EDT Sep 16, 2023

Central Maine Power and Versant are both reporting outages in the state as Lee impacts the area. Maine's Total Coverage has created an interactive map for you to see which counties are currently being affected. Central Maine Power prepared for tropical storm impacts from Hurricane Lee with the help of its parent company Avangrid.Avangrid brought in around 500 crews from out of state to respond to power outages. Crews began pre-staging on Friday.CMP has prepared for coastal flooding and downed trees. RELATED: Lee downgraded to 'post-tropical' storm: Intense winds, heavy rain for Maine"We have taken the added step of sandbagging substations that could be in areas that are susceptible to flooding," said Breed. "That is to ensure vulnerable equipment is protected and greater outages do not occur."If you experience a power outage, report it online on the CMP website. If wind speeds are above 35 mph, crews will have to wait to restore power.

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Central Maine Power and Versant are both reporting outages in the state as Lee impacts the area.

Maine's Total Coverage has created an interactive map for you to see which counties are currently being affected.

Central Maine Power prepared for tropical storm impacts from Hurricane Lee with the help of its parent company Avangrid.

Avangrid brought in around 500 crews from out of state to respond to power outages. Crews began pre-staging on Friday.

CMP has prepared for coastal flooding and downed trees.

RELATED: Lee downgraded to 'post-tropical' storm: Intense winds, heavy rain for Maine

"We have taken the added step of sandbagging substations that could be in areas that are susceptible to flooding," said Breed. "That is to ensure vulnerable equipment is protected and greater outages do not occur."

If you experience a power outage, report it online on the CMP website. If wind speeds are above 35 mph, crews will have to wait to restore power.