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Power Outages in Garrett County, MD

Is there a power outage in Garrett County, MD right now? No. As of October 20, 2026 08:10 UTC, no outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company and Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Garrett County, MD.

Garrett County, MD is served by 2 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 18.2 hours.

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No active outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company and Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Garrett County.

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Live status by utility · Garrett County

100%of this county's ~20,414 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
The Potomac Edison CompanyLive · county021,4140.0%-0-
Somerset Rural Elec Coop, IncLive · county07960.0%---

The Potomac Edison Company and Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc reportevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.

Municipalities in Garrett 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 .

TownUtilityOutServed% outUtility ETRSmall outages
No outages reported in any town by The Potomac Edison Company.
Show 14 towns with no outages
ACCIDENTThe Potomac Edison Company01,3610.0%--
BITTINGERThe Potomac Edison Company0640.0%--
BLOOMINGTONThe Potomac Edison Company01460.0%--
CRELLINThe Potomac Edison Company0370.0%--
DEER PARKThe Potomac Edison Company04330.0%--
FRIENDSVILLEThe Potomac Edison Company07750.0%--
GRANTSVILLEThe Potomac Edison Company02,3960.0%--
HUTTONThe Potomac Edison Company010.0%--
KITZMILLERThe Potomac Edison Company03240.0%--
LOCH LYNN HEIGHTSThe Potomac Edison Company0190.0%--
MC HENRYThe Potomac Edison Company03,2140.0%--
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARKThe Potomac Edison Company01,1650.0%--
OAKLANDThe Potomac Edison Company08,5230.0%--
SWANTONThe Potomac Edison Company02,9560.0%--

Active outages in Garrett County0

No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Garrett 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
463
Oxygen service
148
Dialysis (facility)
77
Home health / hospice
138
By ZIP code (10)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
21550236≤11204≤11
2153655≤1149≤11
2156136≤11280
2153933≤11270
2152030≤11270
21531290240
21541230190
2152118≤11150
21538≤11≤11≤110
21523≤110≤110

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

🔔 Alerts for Garrett County, MD

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Recent NWS alert activity · Garrett County

Garrett County has been under 16 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.

  • Special Weather Statement ×4
  • Wind Advisory ×4
  • Frost Advisory ×3
  • Freeze Warning ×2
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×2
  • Freeze Watch ×1

Latest Garrett County, MD outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 6h 35m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 5, 2026

  4. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 230 customers out (1.0% of the county)

  5. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 3h 51m

  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 · Garrett County, MD
0customers out · peak 2
Data as of Oct 20, 2026 08:10 UTC
Garrett County, MD: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 2 customers out; latest 0 as of Oct 20, 2026 08:10 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.00.511.526 AM12 PM6 PMOct 20
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Garrett County went about 18.2 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 8,670 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 18.2 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Garrett County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 7.7h, 2016 5.4h, 2017 6.1h, 2018 11.4h, 2019 33.4h, 2020 6.5h, 2021 6.9h, 2022 11.0h, 2023 8.0h, 2024 6.6h, 2025 18.2h. Highlighted: 2019.0102030407.7h20155.4h20166.1h201711.4h201833.4h20196.5h20206.9h202111.0h20228.0h20236.6h202418.2h2025
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Worst year here was 2019 (peak 8,670 customers out) · decade average 11.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20154702,9327.7
20164223,1705.4
20174322,1046.1
20184264,50811.4
20194188,67033.4
20204544,5616.5
20214224,6236.9
20224444,01811.0
20234713,4918.0
20244443,9476.6
20254575,80818.2

Cost of power in Garrett County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Garrett 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. What that adds up to each month, by state and utility: average electric bill.

Worst recorded outages
STARTEDPEAK OUTDURATION
December 16, 20198,6704d 20h
June 20, 20255,8089h 45m
March 28, 20214,6231d 9h
January 11, 20204,5614h 45m
March 10, 20184,5082h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively Moderate winter weather exposure · 11.0 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

HurricaneRelatively Low
TornadoVery Low
Ice stormVery Low
Strong windRelatively Low
WildfireVery Low

FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate: outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.

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Power outages in Garrett County: FAQ

How often does Garrett County, MD lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Garrett County, MD logged 457 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 18.2 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Garrett County, MD?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 8,670 customers without power, beginning December 16, 2019 and lasting about 4d 20h.
Is there a power outage in Garrett County, MD right now?
No. As of October 20, 2026 08:10 UTC, no outages are reported by The Potomac Edison Company and Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc in Garrett County, MD.
Which utilities serve Garrett County, MD?
Tracked electric providers include Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc, The Potomac Edison Company.
Nearby counties
Allegany CountyFayette CountyGrant CountyMineral County
ZIP codes in Garrett County

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

21520, 21521, 21523, 21531, 21536, 21538, 21539, 21541, 21550, 21561, 21562

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 Garrett County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Maryland →

ProviderOfficial SAIDI (EIA)LiveReport outage
The Potomac Edison Company6.9 hrsLive · countyOutage map ↗
Somerset Rural Elec Coop, Inc-Live · 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/24023 and /api/v1/counties/24023/history.