Power Outages in Washington County, MD
Is there a power outage in Washington County, MD right now? Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:45 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Washington County, MD across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Hagerstown Light Department and Town of Williamsport - (MD), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
Washington County, MD is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 10.5 hours.
Cite this data
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- https://massoutage.com/maryland/washington-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 14:45 UTC
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- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Washington County, MD", live data as of October 19, 2026 14:45 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maryland/washington-county
Not counted: no live feed for Hagerstown Light Department and Town of Williamsport - (MD).
Report an outage in Washington County, MD
Report it to your electric utility; MassOutage can't take reports. For a downed line, stay at least 35 feet away and call 911.
No outage contact on file for Hagerstown Light Department and Town of Williamsport - (MD); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
76%of this county's ~71,519 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Hagerstown Light Department, Town of Williamsport - (MD). Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | Live · county | 6 | 54,543 | 0.0% | - | 1 | October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC | |
| Hagerstown Light Department | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Williamsport - (MD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Potomac Edison Company reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Municipalities in Washington 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 .
| Town | Utility | Out | Served | % out | Utility ETR | Small outages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAGERSTOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 6 | 30,072 | 0.0% | October 19, 2026 15:30 UTC | - |
Show 19 towns with no outages
| BIG POOL | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 515 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BIG SPRING | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 29 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BOONSBORO | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 4,522 | 0.0% | - | - |
| BROWNSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 52 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CASCADE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 656 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CAVETOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 98 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CHEWSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 62 | 0.0% | - | - |
| CLEAR SPRING | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 2,561 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FAIRPLAY | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 511 | 0.0% | - | - |
| FUNKSTOWN | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 526 | 0.0% | - | - |
| GAPLAND | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 116 | 0.0% | - | - |
| HANCOCK | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 2,149 | 0.0% | - | - |
| KEEDYSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 1,583 | 0.0% | - | - |
| MAUGANSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 686 | 0.0% | - | - |
| ROHRERSVILLE | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 352 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SAINT JAMES | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 41 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SHARPSBURG | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 2,023 | 0.0% | - | - |
| SMITHSBURG | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 3,988 | 0.0% | - | - |
| WILLIAMSPORT | The Potomac Edison Company | 0 | 4,001 | 0.0% | - | - |
Active outages in Washington County0
No individual outages are listed by utilities with an outage-level feed right now.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Washington 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.
By ZIP code (15)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21740 | 526 | ≤11 | 377 | ≤11 |
| 21742 | 265 | ≤11 | 189 | ≤11 |
| 21795 | 100 | ≤11 | 85 | ≤11 |
| 21783 | 82 | ≤11 | 61 | ≤11 |
| 21713 | 80 | ≤11 | 57 | ≤11 |
| 21722 | 52 | 0 | 42 | ≤11 |
| 21750 | 47 | 0 | 34 | ≤11 |
| 21758 | 39 | ≤11 | 23 | ≤11 |
| 21782 | 38 | 0 | 25 | ≤11 |
| 21756 | 30 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 21767 | 14 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 21719 | 13 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 21779 | 12 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 21733 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
| 21711 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Washington County or any town and utility in it.
No active NWS alerts for Washington County right now.
Washington County has been under 10 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Severe Thunderstorm Watch ×4
- Special Weather Statement ×3
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Latest Washington County, MD outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 1h 50m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 23, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 1,626 customers out (2.5% of the county)
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Washington County went about 10.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 21,000 customers.
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 10.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2025 (peak 21,000 customers out) · decade average 3.0 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 669 | 4,966 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 677 | 2,070 | 1.1 |
| 2017 | 662 | 2,473 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 691 | 4,999 | 3.0 |
| 2019 | 732 | 4,247 | 2.8 |
| 2020 | 697 | 2,115 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 661 | 7,558 | 2.9 |
| 2022 | 682 | 4,698 | 3.4 |
| 2023 | 730 | 5,119 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 668 | 3,879 | 1.9 |
| 2025 | 710 | 21,000 | 10.5 |
Cost of power in Washington County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Washington 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.
- The Potomac Edison Company15.4¢252,583 cust
- Hagerstown Light Department11.2¢14,878 cust
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.
Relatively Moderate hurricanes exposure · 3.0 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 Washington County: FAQ
- How often does Washington County, MD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Washington County, MD logged 710 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 10.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Washington County, MD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 21,000 customers without power, beginning April 20, 2025 and lasting about 4d 22h.
- Is there a power outage in Washington County, MD right now?
- Yes. As of October 19, 2026 14:45 UTC, about 6 customers are without power in Washington County, MD across 1 reported incident. There is no live feed for Hagerstown Light Department and Town of Williamsport - (MD), so outages in their service area aren't counted.
- Which utilities serve Washington County, MD?
- Tracked electric providers include The Potomac Edison Company.
Hagerstown. Town-level outage counts are in the municipalities table above.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Washington County.
21711, 21713, 21715, 21719, 21722, 21733, 21734, 21740, 21742, 21746, 21750, 21756, 21767, 21779, 21781, 21782, 21783, 21795
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 Washington County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Maryland →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Potomac Edison Company | 6.9 hrs | Live · county | Outage map ↗ |
| Hagerstown Light Department | - | No live feed | - |
| Town of Williamsport - (MD) | - | 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/24043 and /api/v1/counties/24043/history. Live data as of .