Power Outages in Worcester County, MD
Is there a power outage in Worcester County, MD right now? None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Delmarva Power in Worcester County, MD. There is no live feed for Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc and Town of Berlin - (MD).
Worcester County, MD is served by 3 tracked utilities. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 7.0 hours.
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- URL
- https://massoutage.com/maryland/worcester-county
- As of
- October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Worcester County, MD", live data as of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC. https://massoutage.com/maryland/worcester-county
No active outages are reported by Delmarva Power in Worcester County.
No live feed for Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc and Town of Berlin - (MD): outages in theirservice area won't show here.
Report an outage in Worcester 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 Delmarva Power, Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc and Town of Berlin - (MD); check your electric bill or the utility's website.
100%of this county's ~38,781 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc, Town of Berlin - (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Power | Live · county | 0 | 45,511 | 0.0% | - | 0 | - | |
| Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Berlin - (MD) | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Delmarva Power reportsevery town in the county on each poll, so 0 out is a real all-clear. ETRs are the utility's own estimates.
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Worcester 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 (9)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21811 | 297 | ≤11 | 198 | ≤11 |
| 21842 | 95 | ≤11 | 63 | ≤11 |
| 21851 | 80 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| 21863 | 52 | ≤11 | 33 | 0 |
| 21813 | 25 | 0 | 17 | ≤11 |
| 21872 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 21864 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 21841 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 21829 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 | ≤11 |
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 Worcester County or any town and utility in it.
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- Coastal Flood WatchMODERATE
- High Surf AdvisoryMINOR
Worcester County has been under 107 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Coastal Flood Watch on October 21, 2026.
- Beach Hazards Statement ×35
- High Surf Advisory ×30
- Coastal Flood Warning ×16
- Coastal Flood Advisory ×15
- Wind Advisory ×6
- Coastal Flood Watch ×4
Latest Worcester County, MD outage updates
A running log of how this outage has changed, updated automatically as utilities report in.
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 2h 54m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 19, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 532 customers out (1.2% of the county)
- RESOLVED
Power restored after 3h 35m
- RESTORATION ETA
Restoration now estimated September 18, 2026
- OUTAGE BEGAN
Outage began: 531 customers out (1.2% of the county)
Hardest-hit cities in Worcester County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Worcester County went about 7.0 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 20,909 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 7.0 hrs.
Worst year here was 2017 (peak 18,536 customers out) · decade average 3.7 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 531 | 2,722 | 2.3 |
| 2016 | 836 | 10,904 | 4.8 |
| 2017 | 802 | 18,536 | 7.4 |
| 2018 | 630 | 9,328 | 4.3 |
| 2019 | 777 | 5,135 | 2.3 |
| 2020 | 813 | 11,360 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 834 | 2,923 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | 834 | 5,257 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 747 | 3,719 | 1.8 |
| 2024 | 700 | 1,480 | 1.8 |
| 2025 | 775 | 20,909 | 7.0 |
Cost of power in Worcester County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Worcester 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.
- Delmarva Power21.8¢181,839 cust
- Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc17.1¢50,981 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 · 3.7 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 Worcester County: FAQ
- How often does Worcester County, MD lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Worcester County, MD logged 775 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 7.0 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Worcester County, MD?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 20,909 customers without power, beginning January 28, 2025 and lasting about 6h.
- Is there a power outage in Worcester County, MD right now?
- None reported. As of October 19, 2026 16:50 UTC, no outages are reported by Delmarva Power in Worcester County, MD. There is no live feed for Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc and Town of Berlin - (MD).
- Which utilities serve Worcester County, MD?
- Tracked electric providers include Delmarva Power.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Worcester County.
21811, 21813, 21829, 21841, 21842, 21851, 21862, 21863, 21864, 21872
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 Worcester County, not the one at a given address. All electric companies in Maryland →
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delmarva Power | 1.8 hrs | Live · county | - |
| Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc | 3.6 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Town of Berlin - (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/24047 and /api/v1/counties/24047/history.