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Prince Edward Island Power Outages

Canada has no open live feed, so the quickest way to check Prince Edward Island is the official outage map from Maritime Electric.

Maritime Electric serves about 89,800 customers across the Island except Summerside, which has its own utility. On-Island generation is almost all wind (98% in 2023), but the Island gets about 69% of its electricity from New Brunswick. When Fiona hit in September 2022, about 83,200 customers were without power and the average outage lasted 156.58 hours. The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission regulates the utility.

Population
182,989
Estimate, 2026
Utility
Maritime Electric
Weather warnings
0
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Major past events
2
Hurricane Fiona (post-tropical storm)

Who to contact in Prince Edward Island

The utility responsible for faults in Prince Edward Island. Search your address on its official outage map.

Canada utilities, outage map links and phone numbers
UtilityOfficial outage mapReport by phone
Maritime ElectricOpen ↗1-800-670-1012

If you see a fallen power line, stay 10 metres away and call 911.

Prince Edward Island on the Canada map

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Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Weather warnings

Environment and Climate Change Canada (Meteorological Service of Canada) lists no active warnings for this area.

Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada (Meteorological Service of Canada)

Largest places in Prince Edward Island

  • Charlottetown
  • Summerside
  • Stratford
  • Cornwall

Nearby provinces and territories

Major power outages affecting Prince Edward Island

Totals may cover every area affected, not only this one. Full accounts are on the Canada page.

  1. Hurricane Fiona (post-tropical storm)

    September 23, 2022

    488,200 customers affected

    On Prince Edward Island about 83,200 customers lost power, every transmission line but a few went out, and the average outage lasted 156.58 hours at a restoration cost of about $34.6 million.

    Source: Maritime Electric, Hurricane Fiona Post-Mortem Report (IRAC Exhibit M-4)

  2. Hurricane Dorian (post-tropical storm)

    September 7, 2019

    464,000 customers affected

    Maritime Electric recorded a SAIDI impact of 35.82 hours on Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia's all-in SAIDI for 2019 reached 43.88 hours.

    Source: Global News, Hurricane Dorian in Nova Scotia

Prince Edward Island power outage FAQ

Who do I contact about a power outage in Prince Edward Island?

Maritime Electric (1-800-670-1012) repairs the local network in Prince Edward Island, which includes Charlottetown, Summerside and Stratford.

What was the biggest power outage in Prince Edward Island?

Hurricane Fiona (post-tropical storm) (September 23, 2022) affected about 488,200 customers across the affected areas. On Prince Edward Island about 83,200 customers lost power, every transmission line but a few went out, and the average outage lasted 156.58 hours at a restoration cost of about $34.6 million.

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PowerOutageTracker.com. "Prince Edward Island Power Outages." Accessed November 3, 2026. https://poweroutagetracker.com/world/canada/prince-edward-island
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