Emera Maine

Emera Maine workers have been dispatched to restore power in two areas this afternoon – in Brownville and in Oakfield. Trees brought down by strong winds are the culprit.

As you know, the Emera Maine electrical system took a hit this week with two back-to-back storms, the initial one on Sunday, January 10 being the most damaging.  Now that all customers from the initial storm are restored, we wanted to provide this summary for your convenience and information.

32 utility bucket trucks rolled across the border in Houlton earlier today & additional crews brought in to ensure Emera Maine and our customers are prepared against possible outages brought on by the winter storm moving into Maine tonight.

Emera Maine’s Storm Response Team is tracking the weather forecast in anticipation of the arrival of winter storm Goliath, a storm that has already dumped record amounts of precipitation on several mid-western states. Goliath is expected to blanket much of the region in several inches of snow as well as ice Tuesday into Wednesday.

Emera Maine’s Storm Response Team has been tracking the weather forecast in anticipation of the first major storm of the 2015-2016 season – a storm that is expected to bring 6 – 10 inches of snow to Northern Maine Thursday into Friday.

Severe thunderstorms moving through the area have knocked out power to more 1,700 Emera Maine customers in parts of northern Aroostook County.

Bangor, Maine — On the cusp of a busy weekend with Valentine’s Day, President’s Day on Monday and the beginning of school vacation week, Mainers are facing the potential for a powerful Nor’easter during a winter that has already seen record snowfall in some areas. Emera Maine is once again standing by, ready to respond should the weather interrupt electric service.

Bangor, Maine — Throughout the weekend, Emera Maine’s Storm Response Team monitored weather forecasts and held conference calls in preparation for the snowstorm expected to hit Maine late Monday night and lasting into Tuesday and possibly Wednesday.

Some good news for electric customers of Emera Maine in Aroostook County; rates are going down.

Utility companies across the state are bracing for the winter weather that is headed our way.