CMP Prepared for Windstorm

Extra crews to staff all CMP service centers ahead of forecasted wind gusts that may exceed 50mph.

AUGUSTA, ME - December 18, 2025 - Central Maine Power (CMP), a subsidiary of Avangrid Inc., is prepared for a windstorm expected to bring high winds and rain to Maine starting Friday morning. Our team of meteorologists began tracking this storm earlier this week and windy conditions are forecasted to persist into Saturday.

In preparation for this storm, CMP is staffing extra crews at our service centers across regions of Maine so we can respond quickly and safely to any outages that may occur. For safety reasons, CMP crews are prohibited from raising bucket truck arms when windspeeds are greater than 30 mph.

"CMP crews are taking steps today to prepare for this forecasted windstorm," said Linda Ball, President and CEO of Central Maine Power. "We're currently preparing storm kits for crews that include items commonly needed for frontline storm restoration including fuses, wires and extra field equipment. Today is also a good time for customers to review CMP's Storm Safety Checklist to make sure they're ready too."

In every storm, CMP assists local emergency management agencies to clear roads blocked by downed trees. Falling trees are the leading cause of outages at CMP and road clearing can occur, even when it is too windy for crews to work in the air in buckets.

To learn more about how CMP prepares for storms with the Maine Emergency Management Agency and county emergency management agencies, click here.