Power Outages in Allegany County, MD
Is there a power outage in Allegany County, MD right now? No. As of October 19, 2026 19:50 UTC, no outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company in Allegany County, MD.
Allegany County, MD is served by 1 tracked utility. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 11.8 hours.
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- https://massoutage.com/maryland/allegany-county
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- October 19, 2026 19:50 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Allegany County, MD", live data as of October 19, 2026 19:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maryland/allegany-county
No active outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company in Allegany County.
Report an outage in Allegany County, MD
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
99%of this county's ~37,285 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | Live · county | 0 | 37,069 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - |
The Potomac Edison Company reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Allegany County
Town-by-town counts as reported by The Potomac Edison Company, most affected first. A town served by more than one utility appears once per utility; utilities without a town-level feed aren't included. Updated .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No outages reported in any town by The Potomac Edison Company. | ||||||
Show 21 towns with no outages
| BARTON | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 664 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CORRIGANVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 235 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CRESAPTOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 924 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CUMBERLAND | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 17,343 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ECKHART MINES | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 44 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ELLERSLIE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 353 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FLINTSTONE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,036 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FROSTBURG | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 7,025 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LAVALE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 2,628 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LITTLE ORLEANS | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 601 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LONACONING | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,316 | 0.0% | - | - |
| LUKE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 62 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MCCOOLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 36 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MIDLAND | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 215 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MIDLOTHIAN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 106 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MT SAVAGE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 910 | 0.0% | - | - |
| OLDTOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,155 | 0.0% | - | - |
| PINTO | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | - | - |
| RAWLINGS | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 929 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SPRING GAP | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 20 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WESTERNPORT | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,461 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Allegany County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Allegany Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21502 | 519 | 38 | 414 | ≤11 |
| 21532 | 180 | 12 | 148 | ≤11 |
| 21562 | 51 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 21557 | 38 | ≤11 | 29 | 0 |
| 21545 | 22 | ≤11 | 17 | 0 |
| 21555 | 21 | ≤11 | 20 | 0 |
| 21530 | 21 | ≤11 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 21766 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 21540 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 21529 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Allegany County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Allegany County right now.
Allegany County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Special Weather Statement ×5
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
- Frost Advisory ×1
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Allegany County went about 11.8 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 9,889 customers.
The US EIA reports Maryland utilities averaged 3.1 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 11.8 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 6,327 customers out) · decade average 6.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 634 | 5,018 | 3.0 |
| 2016 | 579 | 3,572 | 2.5 |
| 2017 | 591 | 2,441 | 3.3 |
| 2018 | 610 | 3,951 | 7.1 |
| 2019 | 622 | 6,327 | 15.0 |
| 2020 | 612 | 5,174 | 3.5 |
| 2021 | 543 | 6,919 | 5.0 |
| 2022 | 579 | 3,458 | 7.0 |
| 2023 | 608 | 7,687 | 6.0 |
| 2024 | 556 | 4,133 | 4.0 |
| 2025 | 614 | 9,889 | 11.8 |
Cost of power in Allegany County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Allegany County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- The Potomac Edison Company15.4¢252,583 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 6.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability very high: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Allegany County: FAQ
- How often does Allegany County, MD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Allegany County, MD logged 614 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 11.8 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Allegany County, MD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 9,889 customers without power, beginning April 19, 2025 and lasting about 4d 17h.
- Is there a power outage in Allegany County, MD right now?
- No. As of October 19, 2026 19:50 UTC, no outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company in Allegany County, MD.
- Which utilities serve Allegany County, MD?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Allegany County.
21502, 21524, 21529, 21530, 21532, 21540, 21542, 21543, 21545, 21555, 21557, 21560, 21766
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported. Territory is filed by county, so these are the utilities with lines anywhere in Allegany County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Maryland →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Maryland customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/24001 and /api/v1/counties/24001/history.