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PublishedOctober 23, 2024
Sweeping blackouts in Cuba raise the question: Why has the island’s solar buildout been so slow?
Cuban officials blame the blackouts on the U.S. trade embargo and other sanctions, the pandemic's effect on tourism, and emigration all inhibiting Cuba's economy.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2024
About 30,000 in the dark after strong winds knock out power
Cumberland County had the most outages as of 10:15 a.m. Saturday at 9,972, according to the CMP online outage tracker. But by 7 p.m., power was restored to all but 814 households.
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PublishedApril 28, 2024
New report shows striking increase in weather-related power outages in Maine
As more outages occur because of bad weather, a federal grant may help the grid better contain disruptions.
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PublishedApril 6, 2024
Power outages fall below 70,000 – but for Mainers still in the dark, that’s little comfort
A two-day nor'easter that brought strong winds and heavy snow Wednesday and Thursday knocked out power for almost 400,000 CMP and Versant customers.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2024
Ice storm that blanketed the coast left tens of thousands of Mainers without power on Sunday
Central Maine Power anticipates it will take until Tuesday evening to restore power to all of its customers.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Power outages fluctuate Wednesday after rainy, windy morning
Central Maine Power reported outages in Cumberland, York and Lincoln counties Wednesday morning.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2023
Saturday’s storm hit northern, coastal Maine with power outages
Saturday's storm delivered some rain and breeze for southern and central Maine, but the Down East region got clobbered with heavy amounts of rain and strong winds.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2022
Outages continue to fall as power restoration crews work through holidays
Just over 6,000 CMP customers and Versant customers were still without power Tuesday morning.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Squirrel blamed for power outage in Falmouth Sunday morning
About 880 customers were affected.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2022
Dump truck hits utility pole in Waterville; 2,600 lose power
Truck was on Eustis Parkway Monday, assisting with replacing a water main when it struck the pole, according to officials.
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