Central Maine Power 4+

As a company CMP is just bad. They do not keep up with their infrastructure and ensure tree limbs are kept away from the lines so the power goes out every time the wind blows or the snow and ice falls or any combo of the two. CMP, which is owned by a multi-billion dollar parent company, then cries to the PUC about the cost to repair all their equipment and maintain their payroll (as their workers recently received a massive bump in pay) so they can keep their very healthy bottom line. Thus, the cost is passed on to the customer.

This app on the other hand is simply great. Very easy to use and simple enough to navigate on mobile devices. The power outage map and list is especially helpful since that is one of the aforementioned problems the company has. They’re not great at delivering power but they seem to be pretty good at letting their customers know how long they’ll be without power and how much their bill is every month. Which, went up again for the second year in a row because of wind and snow damage to CMP equipment last year. It all comes full circle.

The CMP app allows me to access all things pertinent to any CMP customer. Pay your bill. Report an outage. Access up to date outage information. Phone numbers for contacting for support and billing issues. Get the CMP app and get up to date usage information from your smart meter. Set power consumption goals. Get the app!

Wrote the below review before figuring out thAt my VPN was interfering with the loading of outage list. Strange, since outrage map displayed normally. Outrage list appeared normally after uninstalling free VPN 4.1.1.1.

The list of current outages is not available on the app or through the web site. Unfortunate loss considering Hurricane Lee is passing Maine today and their are already reports of outages. Out map is visible, but isn’t as useful as list of outages by county, town and street