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Power Outages in Baltimore County, MD

As of October 19, 2026 04:35 UTC, about 23 customers are without power in Baltimore County, MD across 5 reported incidents. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 5.5 hours.

Baltimore County, MD is served by 1 tracked utility.

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Baltimore County, MD
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Scattered outages

23 customers without power

0.0% of Baltimore County · across 5 reported incidents.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Baltimore County

100%of this county's ~377,862 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Baltimore Gas & Electric CoLive · county23378,9660.0%-5-

Baltimore Gas & Electric Co reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Baltimore 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.

Power-dependent
6,434
Oxygen service
1,317
Dialysis (facility)
1,052
Home health / hospice
1,180
By ZIP code (38)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
21222476≤11329≤11
2123445112269≤11
21221407≤11269≤11
21207362≤1119613
21228341≤11169≤11
21220319≤11224≤11
21093291≤11167≤11
21117285≤11144≤11
21208274≤11133≤11
21236266≤11170≤11
21237221≤11143≤11
21227219≤11145≤11
21133212≤11120≤11
21136201≤11115≤11
21244188≤1191≤11
21209164≤1191≤11
21286145≤11790
21030141≤1177≤11
21204122≤1167≤11
2121998≤1167≤11
2112897≤1163≤11
2113149≤1121≤11
2108745030≤11
21120430320
2116338019≤11
2111138≤11210
2105738≤11230
21152360130
2101334≤11160
2116229017≤11
2115523≤11190
21053210160
21156≤110≤110
21153≤110≤110
21082≤110≤11≤11
21071≤110≤110
21051≤110≤110
21031≤110≤110

Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.

🔔 Alerts for Baltimore County, MD

Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Baltimore County or any town and utility in it.

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Frost AdvisoryMINOR
Recent NWS alert activity · Baltimore County

Baltimore County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 19, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Coastal Flood Advisory ×2
  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1
  • Frost Advisory ×1

Latest Baltimore County, MD outage updates

A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 1h 4m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  4. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 292 customers out

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 24, 2026

  6. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 602 customers out (0.2% of the county)

  7. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 45m

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

Outage trend · Baltimore County, MD
23customers out · peak 30
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 04:31 UTC
Baltimore County, MD: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 30 customers out; latest 23 as of Oct 19, 2026 04:31 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.01020306 AM12 PM6 PMOct 19
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Baltimore County

Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.

Per-city live breakdown needs data

Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Baltimore Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Baltimore County went about 5.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 52,297 customers.

Official state benchmark (EIA 2025)Source: US EIA

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 5.5 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Baltimore County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.7h, 2016 1.8h, 2017 2.0h, 2018 6.3h, 2019 2.4h, 2020 1.7h, 2021 2.8h, 2022 7.8h, 2023 4.6h, 2024 3.3h, 2025 5.5h. Highlighted: 2022.024681.7h20151.8h20162.0h20176.3h20182.4h20191.7h20202.8h20217.8h20224.6h20233.3h20245.5h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 41,962 customers out) · decade average 3.6 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201520020,2191.7
20162877,7891.8
201729723,5072.0
201821952,2976.3
201919816,9292.4
202029010,6321.7
202120320,9482.8
202215041,9627.8
202319838,7894.6
202412913,3473.3
20259237,5145.5

Cost of power in Baltimore County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Baltimore 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.

20.2¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 43% since 2015
vs Maryland avg 21.4¢
vs US avg 20.0¢
BY UTILITY · RESIDENTIAL ¢/kWh

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.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
March 3, 201852,2978h 15m
March 3, 201851,04845m
March 3, 201849,6376h
March 3, 201842,1745h 45m
July 11, 202241,96289d 18h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
HIGH

Very High winter weather exposure · 3.6 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively High
Heat waveRelatively High
HurricaneRelatively Moderate
TornadoRelatively Moderate
Ice stormRelatively Moderate
EarthquakeRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Baltimore County: FAQ

How often does Baltimore County, MD lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Baltimore County, MD logged 92 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 5.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Baltimore County, MD?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 52,297 customers without power, beginning March 3, 2018 and lasting about 8h 15m.
Is there a power outage in Baltimore County, MD right now?
Yes, about 23 customers are currently without power across 5 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Baltimore County, MD?
Tracked electric providers include Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.
Nearby counties
Anne Arundel CountyBaltimore cityCarroll CountyHarford County
ZIP codes in Baltimore County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Baltimore County (showing 40 of 44).

21013, 21023, 21030, 21031, 21051, 21052, 21053, 21057, 21071, 21082, 21087, 21093, 21105, 21111, 21117, 21120, 21128, 21131, 21133, 21136, 21152, 21153, 21155, 21156, 21162, 21163, 21204, 21207, 21208, 21209, 21219, 21220, 21221, 21222, 21227, 21228, 21234, 21236, 21237, 21244

Electric providers serving this county

From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co2.9 hrsLive · county-

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/24005 and /api/v1/counties/24005/history. Live data as of .