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What a surprise for the Holland Power Services crew out of Canada when they stopped at Ken's Place Seafood Restaurant.

Here is a little window into what CMP Lineworkers really have to go through to make sure our power stays on during storms in Maine.

Most Mainers are waking up Friday morning to very windy and rainy conditions. These conditions are expected to cause sporadic power outages across the state during the day on Friday. Though the storm will be fairly short-lived and out of town by late afternoon, it is still causing some havoc for thousands of Mainers as of Friday morning...

There has also been a fair amount of confusion regarding the different portions of the overall electric bill. Maine residents will see a 'supply' portion and a 'delivery' portion.

As winter storm Izzy batters the eastern seaboard, we are keeping track of power outages all across Maine.

As of this morning CMP is reporting about 25,000 people without power while Versant is listing about 5,000.

As of this morning CMP is reporting about 25,000 people without power while Versant is listing about 5,000.

You might be thinking this is an old story if you're familiar with the fact that it has been Maine policy for years that electric utilities like CMP cannot turn Maine resident's power off during the winter months

$250,000 is being donated by Norman and Tereasa Elvin, $250,000 is being donated by David and Kaye Flanagan, and another $250,000 from Kennebec Savings Bank.

We've received word that part of North Belfast Avenue (Route 3) has been shut down from the Weeks Mills Road up to Bolton Hill following an apparent early-morning car accident.

As of this morning CMP is reporting about 25,000 people without power while Versant is listing about 5,000.

Hearing this story takes me back a few years.  Specifically, it takes me back to 2018.  Remember when, during the summer and fall of 2018, we were constantly losing power thanks to squirrels climbing on the power lines?  Here in Augusta, we lost power numerous times between July and late-September...

they're mostly concentrated in southern Maine, but as wind speeds increase for us, so will the likelihood of more outages.

As we move into Christmas day the temperatures will climb, the rain will get heavier and the winds will begin to blow.

I have family in the linesman trade and it's something I always here people complaining about.

At the time of writing this post (5:30 AM) , CMP is only reporting about 320 customers without power across the state of Maine