Power Outages in Prince George's County, MD
As of the latest utility report, no major power outages are reported in Prince George's County, MD. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 3.1 hours.
Prince George's County, MD is served by 1 tracked utility.
No active power outages are currently reported in Prince George's County.
No active NWS alerts for Prince George's County right now.
Prince George's County has been under 83 National Weather Service alerts recently — most recently a Severe Thunderstorm Watch on August 28, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning ×31
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×23
- Flood Watch ×8
- Air Quality Alert ×6
- Heat Advisory ×6
- Tornado Watch ×5
Hardest-hit cities in Prince George's County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
- Bowieno active outage
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Prince George's County went about 3.1 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 85,071 customers.
Worst year here was 2018 (peak 85,071 customers out) · decade average 2.9 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 525 | 13,355 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | 562 | 24,875 | 2.3 |
| 2017 | 628 | 8,499 | 1.5 |
| 2018 | 524 | 85,071 | 6.9 |
| 2019 | 519 | 8,764 | 1.8 |
| 2020 | 570 | 14,859 | 1.9 |
| 2021 | 501 | 21,198 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 445 | 64,522 | 5.6 |
| 2023 | 492 | 25,323 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 508 | 47,482 | 2.0 |
| 2025 | 387 | 29,631 | 3.1 |
Very High winter weather exposure · 2.9 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
FEMA rates this county’s social vulnerability relatively moderate — outages hit harder where communities are less able to respond and recover.
All hazard rankings →Power outages in Prince George's County: FAQ
- How often does Prince George's County, MD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Prince George's County, MD logged 387 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 3.1 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Prince George's County, MD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 85,071 customers without power, beginning March 1, 2018 and lasting about 4d 12h.
- Is there a power outage in Prince George's County, MD right now?
- No major outage is currently reported for Prince George's County, MD. Live coverage depends on whether local utilities report to ODIN.
- Which utilities serve Prince George's County, MD?
- Tracked electric providers include Dominion Energy.
Bowie. Outage counts for these communities are reported at the Prince George's County level shown above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Prince George's County.
20607, 20608, 20613, 20623, 20705, 20706, 20707, 20708, 20710, 20712, 20715, 20716, 20720, 20721, 20722, 20735, 20737, 20740, 20742, 20743, 20744, 20745, 20746, 20747, 20748, 20762, 20769, 20770, 20771, 20772, 20774, 20781, 20782, 20783, 20784, 20785
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominion Energy | — | ODIN ✓ |
Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/24033 and /api/v1/counties/24033/history. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Maryland customers).