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Power Outages in Howard County, MD

As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1,041 customers are without power in Howard County, MD across 4 reported incidents. Baltimore Gas & Electric Co publishes only a system-wide total, not county figures. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.3 hours.

Howard County, MD is served by 2 tracked utilities.

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Howard County, MD
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Minor outage

1,041 customers without power

0.7% of Howard County · across 4 reported incidents.

Live data as of

Live status by utility · Howard County

0.0%of this county's ~139,455 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

Blind spots

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

System-wide total only, no county split: Baltimore Gas & Electric Co.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Baltimore Gas & Electric CoLive · total onlynot by county------
The Potomac Edison CompanyOutages onlynone reported------

Electricity-dependent residents

HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026

Medicare beneficiaries in Howard 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
1,729
Oxygen service
336
Dialysis (facility)
290
Home health / hospice
426
By ZIP code (20)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
21044259≤11119≤11
21042218≤11110≤11
21045195≤1199≤11
21043193≤11103≤11
21075115≤11700
20723101≤1156≤11
2104666≤1134≤11
2179760≤1129≤11
2079455033≤11
2110447023≤11
2102944021≤11
20759340180
21738200≤110
20777160≤110
21794120≤110
21036120≤110
21765≤110≤110
21737≤110≤110
21723≤110≤110
20763≤110≤11≤11

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

🔔 Alerts for Howard County, MD

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

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

Howard County has been under 11 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Frost Advisory on October 18, 2026.

  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
  • Special Weather Statement ×3
  • Frost Advisory ×2

Latest Howard County, MD outage updates

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

  1. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  3. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  5. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated October 15, 2026

  7. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 1,041 customers out (0.7% of the county)

  8. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 15m

Outage trend · Howard County, MD
1,041customers out · peak 1,042
Data as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
Howard County, MD: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 1,042 customers out; latest 1,041 as of Oct 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.05001k1.5kOct 146 AM12 PM6 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

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

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Howard County went about 3.3 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 23,403 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 3.3 hrs.

A decade of outages (2015–2025)
avg hrs without power / customer
Howard County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.2h, 2016 3.3h, 2017 1.0h, 2018 5.0h, 2019 2.4h, 2020 1.1h, 2021 1.3h, 2022 2.4h, 2023 1.7h, 2024 1.6h, 2025 3.3h. Highlighted: 2018.02461.2h20153.3h20161.0h20175.0h20182.4h20191.1h20201.3h20212.4h20221.7h20231.6h20243.3h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 21,220 customers out) · decade average 2.2 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
20155107,4051.2
201651623,4033.3
20175562,4681.0
201849021,2205.0
20195089,8122.4
20205623,4241.1
20214573,3981.3
20223656,2742.4
202350018,7611.7
202449519,4251.6
202536616,3963.3

Cost of power in Howard County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Howard 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.

20.1¢/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
June 21, 201623,4031d 22h
March 2, 201821,2203d 18h
January 9, 202419,4257d 5h
July 5, 202318,7616h 15m
February 14, 202516,39610d 1h
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Relatively High high winds exposure · 2.2 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.

Strong windRelatively High
FloodingRelatively Moderate
Heat waveRelatively Moderate
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Power outages in Howard County: FAQ

How often does Howard County, MD lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Howard County, MD logged 366 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.3 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Howard County, MD?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 23,403 customers without power, beginning June 21, 2016 and lasting about 1d 22h.
Is there a power outage in Howard County, MD right now?
Yes, about 1,041 customers are currently without power across 4 reported incident(s).
Which utilities serve Howard County, MD?
Tracked electric providers include Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, The Potomac Edison Company.
Nearby counties
Anne Arundel CountyBaltimore CountyCarroll CountyFrederick County
ZIP codes in Howard County

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

20701, 20723, 20759, 20763, 20777, 20794, 21029, 21036, 21042, 21043, 21044, 21045, 21046, 21075, 21104, 21723, 21737, 21738, 21794, 21797

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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Baltimore Gas & Electric Co2.9 hrsLive · total only-

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/24027 and /api/v1/counties/24027/history. Live data as of .