electricity outages
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PublishedApril 7, 2024
Central Maine Power continues restoration efforts; thousands still in the dark
The utility company slashed power outages by more than 50,000 since Saturday night, but it may take a few more days to restore all customers.
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PublishedApril 5, 2024
Frequency of ferocious storms, power outages on the rise in Maine
Columbia University public health researchers found that the typical Maine customer went without power for longer than average between 2018 and 2020.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2024
Power restored to most Mainers affected by Friday outages
The outages were caused by high winds and downed tree branches, a Central Maine Power spokesperson said.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2023
Line workers in Augusta helping restore power have gear stolen from trucks
Even as the theft was reported, Mainers came together to feed hundreds of linemen who are away from their homes working on restoring electricity in the aftermath of this week's storm.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Storm kills 2, knocks out power to more than 400,000 in Maine
CMP says some customers could be without power for days because repair crews can't go up in buckets until wind speeds drop below 30 mph, which isn't expected to until Tuesday.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2023
Evacuations ordered as California braces for rain, floods
Heavy downpours with gusts of up to 60 mph are expected through Thursday.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2022
Commentary: Hurricane Fiona devastated Puerto Rico. When will these Americans get support?
Each community across the archipelago faces its own obstacles, but all share the awareness that we cannot rely on a federal and a local government that have chronically failed us.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Work continues on restoring electricity to floors 7-16 in Franklin Towers
A temporary fix that is providing partial power to residents on floors 7-16 has been in place since Friday.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
Some power restored at Franklin Towers apartments
The Portland Housing Authority said it expects permanent repairs, restoring full electricity to floors 7-16, to be completed in a week.