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Power Outages in Frederick County, MD

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 2 customers are without power in Frederick County, MD across 2 reported incidents. There is no live feed for Thurmont Municipal Light Co, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.

Frederick County, MD is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Frederick County, MD
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Scattered outages

2 customers without power

Across 2 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 15, 2026 03:00 UTC (utility's estimate)

Not counted: no live feed for Thurmont Municipal Light Co.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Frederick County

0.0%of this county's ~116,765 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

We can't see outages for: Thurmont Municipal Light Co. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.

Only visible while reporting outages: The Potomac Edison Company. Zero here is not a confirmed all-clear.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
The Potomac Edison CompanyOutages only2------
Thurmont Municipal Light CoNo live feedcan't see------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Frederick 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
1,865
Oxygen service
389
Dialysis (facility)
311
Home health / hospice
419
By ZIP code (24)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
21702253≤11140≤11
21701225≤11142≤11
21771185≤11113≤11
21703176≤1196≤11
2178898≤11760
2170483047≤11
2176971≤1138≤11
2179356036≤11
2177451032≤11
21727510430
2171644≤11270
2179143≤11300
2175440≤11250
2177039020≤11
21755350210
21773320230
2171029≤11180
2179823≤11190
21780130≤110
21778120≤110
21790≤11000
21777≤110≤110
21762≤110≤110
21717≤11000

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

🔔 Alerts for Frederick County, MD

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Freeze WarningSEVERE
Recent NWS alert activity · Frederick County

Frederick County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×5
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Flood Warning ×1
  • Freeze Warning ×1
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Frederick County, MD outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 34m

  2. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 858 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  3. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 10h 21m

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  7. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  8. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

Outage trend · Frederick County, MD
2customers out · peak 123
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Frederick County, MD: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 123 customers out; latest 2 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.050100150Oct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Hardest-hit cities in Frederick 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 Frederick Countyisn't available yet.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Frederick County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 17,733 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 2.9 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Frederick County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 2.8h, 2016 2.1h, 2017 1.6h, 2018 3.0h, 2019 3.3h, 2020 2.0h, 2021 2.5h, 2022 3.6h, 2023 2.1h, 2024 1.9h, 2025 2.9h. Highlighted: 2022.012342.8h20152.1h20161.6h20173.0h20183.3h20192.0h20202.5h20213.6h20222.1h20231.9h20242.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2022 (peak 17,733 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20158979,6062.8
20168258,6272.1
20178415,4281.6
20187877,3013.0
20198096,1963.3
20208316,9172.0
20217847,2472.5
202280317,7333.6
20238097,1002.1
20247145,7051.9
20257604,7492.9

Cost of power in Frederick County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Frederick 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.

15.4¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 48% 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
December 8, 202217,73330m
May 31, 20159,6067h
April 9, 20168,6272h 15m
June 18, 20158,41021h 30m
December 23, 20227,5414d 19h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High winter weather exposure · 2.5 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

TornadoRelatively Moderate
Strong windRelatively Moderate
FloodingRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Frederick County: FAQ

How often does Frederick County, MD lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Frederick County, MD logged 760 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Frederick County, MD?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 17,733 customers without power, beginning December 8, 2022 and lasting about 30m.
Is there a power outage in Frederick County, MD right now?
Yes, about 2 customers are currently without power across 2 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Frederick County, MD?
Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Nearby counties
Adams CountyCarroll CountyFranklin CountyHoward County
Cities & towns in Frederick County

Frederick. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Frederick County level shown above.

ZIP codes in Frederick County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Frederick County.

21701, 21702, 21703, 21704, 21705, 21710, 21714, 21716, 21717, 21718, 21727, 21754, 21755, 21758, 21762, 21769, 21770, 21771, 21773, 21774, 21777, 21778, 21780, 21788, 21790, 21791, 21793, 21798

Electric providers serving this county

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

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
The Potomac Edison Company6.9 hrsOutages only
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Thurmont Municipal Light Co-No live feed-

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/24021 and /api/v1/counties/24021/history. Live data as of .