When will the power be back in Lewiston, ME?
| Utility information | Our restoration forecast |
|---|---|
| Official ETA, when the utility posts one | Independent estimated return window when trend data allows — often available first |
| Utility-reported status & customer counts | Confidence range + whether the outage is growing, stable, or restoring |
How the forecast works: we analyze how quickly customers are being restored, whether the outage is still growing, current weather, outage size, and similar past outages in this area. Every completed forecast is compared with when power actually returned. As of Aug 29, 10,280 completed outages have been graded this way — median error 1.6 hours across the most recent 600 of them (about 2.6 days), and we publish the misses. See the full record (how it works). Independent and unofficial: never the utility's commitment.
Track current power outages in Lewiston, Maine — customers reported out, restoration progress, active weather alerts, and an independent restoration estimate. Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County; when the serving utility's public feed reports Lewiston directly, this page shows the city's own outage count and restoration time, with the county-wide view as context.
Lewiston is a city of about 38,772 residents in Androscoggin County.
Central Maine Power has reported outages for Lewiston by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-08-21) — so when Lewiston is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Lewiston: 04240 · 04241 · 04243 Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Lewiston: the closest other places we track are Auburn, about 4 miles to the west; Augusta, about 27 miles to the northeast; Westbrook, about 29 miles to the south; Portland, about 31 miles to the south. Also nearby: South Portland (32 mi S), Waterville (40 mi NE), Saco (41 mi S), Biddeford (46 mi S), Sanford (55 mi SW), Rochester, NH (68 mi SW), Somersworth, NH (68 mi SW), Dover, NH (72 mi SW). Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Bangor (85 mi); south toward Newburyport, MA (95 mi); southwest toward Laconia, NH (74 mi); west toward Lebanon, NH (109 mi).
Who serves Lewiston?
We track live outage data from Central Maine Power in Androscoggin County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. See the forecast panel above for how the estimate works — its inputs, its independence from the utility, and how every completed forecast is scored against what actually happened. Outages below 5 customers are too small for a meaningful area-wide estimate — the page says so instead of guessing.
Lewiston's last tracked outage began Aug 25, peaked at 43 customers out, and was restored in 40 minutes. Across the 4 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours.
- Aug 25 — 43 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Aug 22 — 64 customers out, restored in 13 hours
- Aug 21 — 49 customers out, restored in 8 hours
- Aug 20 — 163 customers out, restored in 5 hours
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Lewiston, ME?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working. When's the Power Back? combines the live outage count, the current restoration rate, weather, and local history into an independent estimate for the Lewiston area — shown even before your utility posts an official restoration time. Check the live power outage status at the top of this page. For context from Lewiston's own record: across the 4 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 6 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Lewiston, ME?
This page is a live power outage status check for the Lewiston area: current customers out, the affected areas on the map, and an independent restoration forecast when enough trend data is available, refreshed about every 15 minutes from utilities' own outage maps and the federal government's county outage data. To narrow it to your own street, search a Lewiston ZIP code — 04240, 04241, 04243 — and the map opens on that area. Your utility's own outage map remains the official word for your account.
How do I report a power outage in Lewiston, ME?
Report it to your electric utility — crews are dispatched from customer reports. Utilities tracked in Androscoggin County include Central Maine Power; confirm your own provider, then use its outage line or website. Reporting a downed line helps crews find the fault faster. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Does this page show Lewiston specifically, or the whole county?
Both, and for Lewiston we have the city-level view: Central Maine Power has published outages for Lewiston under its own name, most recently seen on 2026-08-21. When Lewiston is affected, you get its own customers-out count and restoration time, with the Androscoggin County county-wide total shown separately as context. Don't add the two together — the county figure already includes Lewiston.
How accurate is the restoration estimate?
Every estimate is later graded against when the tracked outage was substantially restored (~90% of customers back), and the track record is published on our accuracy page. Estimates firm up a few hours into an outage once a steady restoration trend appears; very small outages are marked "too small to estimate" rather than guessed.
