Fewer than 300 CMP, Emera Maine customers remain without power

Courtesy / Central Maine Power High winds caused this tree to come down across utility lines in Lebanon, Maine early Saturday.

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Central Maine Power Co. and Emera Maine reported that fewer than 300 customers between them remained without service late Monday morning following high winds and thunderstorms on Saturday that knocked out power for more than 50,000 customers.

CMP, a subsidiary of AVANGRID Inc. (NYSE: AGR), reported late this morning that it expected to complete power restoration to the fewer than 1,000 customers (out of more than 51,000 that lost power at some point on Saturday) by today.

At 10 a.m., CMP reported that 211 customers remained without power. Emera Maine reported only 67 customers remained without power at 10 a.m.

“We appreciate our customers’ patience and understanding as crews worked to repair damage caused by Saturday’s high winds,” Gail Rice, CMP spokesperson, said in a news release today.

Crews from AVANGRID affiliate United Illuminating in Connecticut and contractors from Maine and New Brunswick are assisting with restoration, CMP reported, adding that it has been coordinating storm recovery with the Maine Emergency Management Agency and county emergency management personnel.

Maine’s western mountains and foothills, where wind gusts greater than 45 miles per hour caused tree limbs from outside the utility’s right of way to come into contact with lines, were the hardest-hit areas in CMP’s service area.

Emera Maine reported that more than 6,000 customers throughout its service area lost power in Saturday’s storm, with Penobscot County being the hardest-hit area.