News & Press Releases

An osprey pair that nests in Lamoine has returned to their nesting platform created by Versant Power to prevent them from nesting near power lines.

Versant Power is preparing for impacts of a winter storm expected to bring heavy, wet snow and high winds beginning Wednesday night and continuing into Thursday.

On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible in Maine for the first time in over 60 years.

As Versant Power works to fulfill its commitments to continually improve the standard of service we provide our customers, we are seeking a change in distribution rates.

Versant Power completed several large projects throughout our service territory last year in an ongoing effort to improve system reliability.

Versant Power was pleased to invest more than $500,000 throughout 2023 in the communities where we live and work.

Versant Power is preparing for impacts of high winds, snow and sleet expected to begin early Saturday morning.

Versant Power is preparing for impacts of a storm expected to bring snow, rain and high winds to coastal and central Maine beginning early Wednesday morning.

Because of falling standard offer supply rates, most residential customers will see an overall decrease in their bills effective Jan. 1.

After a peak of 97,000 outages in our service territory following unprecedented sustained winds Monday, about 45,000 customers are currently without power.

Versant Power is preparing for impacts of high winds and heavy rain expected to begin early Monday morning.

Over the past few months, Versant crews have been preparing the Boggy Brook substation in Ellsworth to accommodate new equipment.

A full complement of Versant crews, contract crews and tree crews are continuing to make repairs and have made steady progress.

Versant Power is prepared to respond to outages from strong winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lee expected to begin Saturday morning.

Versant Power is preparing for impacts of high winds and heavy rains from Hurricane Lee expected Saturday.

Versant Power worked with the Northern Maine Community College (NMCC) Foundation to expand eligibility criteria for its scholarship fund.

Beginning this week, Versant Power will work in Mount Desert to prepare to lay a new electrical cable to Sutton Island.

Versant Power has launched electrical safety education programming for schools in northern and eastern Maine.

Versant Power is expanding certain rates and creating new rates to offer savings for residential customers using electric vehicles, energy storage, heat pumps and heat pump water heaters.

On Sunday, October 9, 2022, 7,500 people in Bangor lost power. The culprit? A squirrel.