Power Outage Restoration
Power Outage Restoration Efforts
Maine Public Service crews are able to repair downed lines and restore power to customers within the shortest time possible because of advanced planning. While restoring everyone's power is important, getting critical facilities back on line is a priority at places like hospitals and nursing homes.
Here's how power is restored according to the MPS Emergency Restoration Plan:
- MPS immediately works to assess the cause of any reported outage and associated damage and make repairs that will restore service to the most people in the least amount of time.
- MPS works to restore any affected power substations and transmission lines first, followed by critical-care and emergency response customers, such as, hospitals and nursing homes, police and fire stations, and public water and sewer facilities. Then, restoration efforts are prioritized with attention given to circuits based on the number of affected customers, then more localized areas, followed by individual customer outages.
- Those who have medical conditions should make plans for alternate sources of power or alternate accommodations in the event of an extended power outage.
- It is more difficult to provide restoration times in the early phases of a major, severe storm with widespread damage. We appreciate your understanding and patience.