Bangor Hydro service out

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Governor Urges Calm as Bangor Hydro Works to Restore Power

AUGUSTA – According to the Maine Public Utilities Commission, the Bangor Hydro Electric Company’s entire electricity delivery system is currently down.

The black-out began at approximately 7:50 a.m. The PUC reports that the company estimates that service will be restored in about two hours.

The outage affects the whole Bangor Hydro service area with the exception of a small section of Eastport that is running off a small generator.

“The first priority is to get power restored,” Governor Baldacci said. “Once electricity service is repaired, we can begin to investigate what happened.”

“The most important thing right now is for folks to remain calm. This is a large outage, but it’s expected to only last a couple of hours. Emergency personnel are standing by to assist people who need help, and the Maine Emergency Management Agency is monitoring the situation,” Governor Baldacci said. “Everyone should stay calm as Bangor Hydro works to quickly repair this problem.”