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Power Outages in Montgomery County, MD

Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, MD right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 19:05 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Montgomery County, MD across 4 reported incidents.

Montgomery County, MD is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 2.9 hours.

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Scattered outages

7 customers without power

Across 4 reported incidents.

Utility ETR: October 19, 2026 21:00 UTC (utility's estimate)

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Live status by utility · Montgomery County

100%of this county's ~381,597 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.

UtilityFeedOutServed% outSmall outagesIncidentsUtility ETRAs of
Potomac Electric Power CoLive · county7338,9500.0%-4October 19, 2026 21:00 UTC
The Potomac Edison CompanyLive · county037,6600.0%-0-
Baltimore Gas & Electric CoLive · county014,3630.0%-0-

Potomac Electric Power Co, The Potomac Edison Company and Baltimore Gas & Electric Co 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 Montgomery 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 13 towns with no outages
BARNESVILLEThe Potomac Edison Company01540.0%--
BEALLSVILLEThe Potomac Edison Company01240.0%--
BOYDSThe Potomac Edison Company01,6870.0%--
CLARKSBURGThe Potomac Edison Company010,7050.0%--
COMUSThe Potomac Edison Company010.0%--
DAMASCUSThe Potomac Edison Company05,3790.0%--
DICKERSONThe Potomac Edison Company01,0310.0%--
GAITHERSBURGThe Potomac Edison Company02,5250.0%--
GERMANTOWNThe Potomac Edison Company013,1410.0%--
HYATTSTOWNThe Potomac Edison Company080.0%--
LAYTONSVILLEThe Potomac Edison Company02260.0%--
MOUNT AIRYThe Potomac Edison Company01330.0%--
POOLESVILLEThe Potomac Edison Company02,5460.0%--

Active outages in Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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
5,393
Oxygen service
793
Dialysis (facility)
820
Home health / hospice
1,078
By ZIP code (42)
ZIPPower-dependentVentilatorsO2 concentratorsHome dialysis
20906416≤11217≤11
20904342≤11154≤11
20878248≤11111≤11
20854225≤1184≤11
20850218≤11108≤11
20874202≤1192≤11
20852194≤11101≤11
20877181≤1193≤11
20817162≤1172≤11
20902150≤1174≤11
20853139≤1168≤11
20815139≤1159≤11
20814130≤1158≤11
20901129≤1162≤11
20910125≤1154≤11
20832117≤1157≤11
20886105≤1150≤11
20876104≤1159≤11
20895100≤1148≤11
2087994≤1151≤11
2090589≤1139≤11
2088289≤1150≤11
2087185≤1137≤11
20855810450
2091279≤1133≤11
2087269≤1145≤11
2086660≤1133≤11
2081656≤1117≤11
2085155≤1127≤11
2090343≤11180
2083334≤11160
2084126≤1115≤11
2083725≤11130
20861130≤11≤11
20860130≤110
20896≤110≤110
20880≤110≤11≤11
20862≤110≤110
20842≤110≤110
20839≤110≤110
20818≤110≤110
20812≤11000

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

🔔 Alerts for Montgomery County, MD

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

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◢ ACTIVE WEATHER ALERTS · NWS
  • Test MessageUNKNOWN
Recent NWS alert activity · Montgomery County

Montgomery County has been under 4,774 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Test Message on October 19, 2026.

  • Test Message ×4,760
  • Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×6
  • Frost Advisory ×4
  • Special Weather Statement ×4

Latest Montgomery County, MD outage updates

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

  1. RESOLVED

    Power restored after 4h 50m

  2. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  3. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 435 customers out

  4. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  5. IMPROVING

    Improving: down to 764 customers out

  6. RESTORATION ETA

    Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026

  7. GREW

    Outage grew to 2,569 customers out (0.6% of the county)

  8. OUTAGE BEGAN

    Outage began: 902 customers out (0.2% of the county)

Outage trend · Montgomery County, MD
7customers out · peak 107
Data as of Oct 19, 2026 19:00 UTC
Montgomery County, MD: customers without power, last 24 hoursPeak 107 customers out; latest 7 as of Oct 19, 2026 19:00 UTC. Each point is the highest reading in its interval.0501001506 PMOct 196 AM12 PM
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Times in EDT. Shaded stretches had no reading.

Historical reliability

In 2025, the average customer in Montgomery County went about 2.9 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 120,582 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
Montgomery County average outage hours per customer by year2015–2025: 2015 1.8h, 2016 2.1h, 2017 1.3h, 2018 6.2h, 2019 1.8h, 2020 1.3h, 2021 1.9h, 2022 4.2h, 2023 2.9h, 2024 1.6h, 2025 2.9h. Highlighted: 2018.024681.8h20152.1h20161.3h20176.2h20181.8h20191.3h20201.9h20214.2h20222.9h20231.6h20242.9h2025
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Worst year here was 2018 (peak 108,677 customers out) · decade average 2.5 hrs without power per customer/yr.

YearOutage eventsPeak customers outAvg hrs/customer
201561320,4361.8
201667828,8612.1
20178287,9481.3
2018681108,6776.2
201968623,9501.8
202076010,8721.3
202164913,3861.9
2022645120,5824.2
202368155,9992.9
202454915,8011.6
202553629,0302.9

Cost of power in Montgomery County

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Estimated residential electricity price for Montgomery 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.

21.1¢/kWh
estimated residential average
▲ 53% 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
November 27, 2022120,5822d 2h
March 2, 2018108,6773d 22h
July 27, 202355,9996d 17h
June 18, 202529,03011d 22h
June 6, 201628,86117h 30m
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Natural hazards & outage risk
ELEVATED

Very High winter weather exposure · 2.5 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 Montgomery County: FAQ

How often does Montgomery County, MD lose power?
Based on EAGLE-I records, Montgomery County, MD logged 536 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 2.9 hours without power per customer over the year.
What was the worst power outage in Montgomery County, MD?
The largest tracked outage peaked at 120,582 customers without power, beginning November 27, 2022 and lasting about 2d 2h.
Is there a power outage in Montgomery County, MD right now?
Yes. As of October 19, 2026 19:05 UTC, about 7 customers are without power in Montgomery County, MD across 4 reported incidents.
Which utilities serve Montgomery County, MD?
Tracked electric providers include Baltimore Gas & Electric Co, Potomac Electric Power Co, The Potomac Edison Company.
Nearby counties
Arlington CountyDistrict of ColumbiaFairfax CountyFrederick County
Cities & towns in Montgomery County

Gaithersburg, Rockville. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table above.

ZIP codes in Montgomery County

Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Montgomery County (showing 40 of 48).

20812, 20814, 20815, 20816, 20817, 20818, 20832, 20833, 20837, 20838, 20839, 20841, 20842, 20850, 20851, 20852, 20853, 20854, 20855, 20860, 20861, 20862, 20866, 20868, 20871, 20872, 20874, 20876, 20877, 20878, 20879, 20880, 20882, 20886, 20889, 20892, 20894, 20895, 20896, 20899

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 Montgomery 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 ↗
Baltimore Gas & Electric Co2.9 hrsLive · county-
Potomac Electric Power Co1.4 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/24031 and /api/v1/counties/24031/history. Live data as of .