KENNEBEC JOURNAL • November 3, 2020
In January 1998 when the worst ice storm in Maine’s history caused more than 415,000 outages, it took 23 days of incredible effort to get the lights back on for all customers. A lot has changed at CMP as we carry out our mission to provide safe, reliable power. With climate change, we understand storms will be more damaging and more frequent so here, in Fall 2020, storm preparedness is top of mind. By focusing year-round on preparedness, system hardening, and storm response practices CMP has met or exceeded the state’s standards for reliability of service for the past 10 years. CMP continues to work as hard as we can year-round to prevent outages, and to restore power as quickly and as safely as we can when Mother Nature has other plans. ~ David Flanagan, executive chairman, Central Maine Power