2015 Maryland Power Outage Report
In 2015, the average Maryland customer went without power for about 2.0 hours, the 31st worst of 49 states (US average 2.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.0
vs prior year
-
no earlier year loaded
Customer-hours out
5.4M
Peak customers out
95,215
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of MD customers
Counties reporting
24
Maryland year over year
All 24 Maryland counties, 2015
Ranked by average hours without power per customer. Each county links to its annual report.
| # | County | Hrs / customer | Customer-hours | Customers | Peak out | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Garrett County | 7.7 | 104K | 13,588 | 2,932 | 470 |
| 2 | Cecil County | 5.6 | 319K | 57,202 | 19,264 | 545 |
| 3 | Talbot County | 3.5 | 103K | 29,180 | 11,269 | 291 |
| 4 | Allegany County | 3.1 | 99K | 32,504 | 5,018 | 634 |
| 5 | Charles County | 3.1 | 224K | 73,494 | 22,010 | 883 |
| 6 | Frederick County | 2.8 | 372K | 132,173 | 9,606 | 897 |
| 7 | Harford County | 2.5 | 286K | 112,536 | 10,298 | 544 |
| 8 | Anne Arundel County | 2.5 | 637K | 253,751 | 21,967 | 273 |
| 9 | St. Mary's County | 2.5 | 140K | 55,898 | 20,346 | 838 |
| 10 | Worcester County | 2.3 | 73K | 31,542 | 2,722 | 531 |
| 11 | Calvert County | 2.0 | 77K | 39,458 | 5,860 | 659 |
| 12 | Queen Anne's County | 1.9 | 50K | 26,465 | 2,439 | 480 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 1.8 | 728K | 395,748 | 20,436 | 613 |
| 14 | Washington County | 1.8 | 117K | 65,276 | 4,966 | 669 |
| 15 | Baltimore city | 1.8 | 489K | 277,924 | 7,481 | 380 |
| 16 | Baltimore County | 1.7 | 625K | 370,224 | 20,219 | 200 |
| 17 | Prince George's County | 1.6 | 549K | 349,773 | 13,355 | 525 |
| 18 | Carroll County | 1.5 | 110K | 71,073 | 2,641 | 535 |
| 19 | Somerset County | 1.5 | 22K | 14,318 | 2,362 | 274 |
| 20 | Dorchester County | 1.2 | 22K | 18,093 | 2,493 | 337 |
| 21 | Howard County | 1.2 | 169K | 146,094 | 7,405 | 510 |
| 22 | Wicomico County | 1.1 | 65K | 61,546 | 5,916 | 568 |
| 23 | Caroline County | 0.9 | 16K | 17,587 | 1,299 | 285 |
| 24 | Kent County | 0.2 | 2,466 | 10,903 | 308 | 47 |
Biggest Maryland outages of 2015
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles County, MD | June 20, 2015 23:30 | June 22, 2015 08:45 | 1d 9h | 22,010 | 55K |
| 2 | Anne Arundel County, MD | June 7, 2015 02:15 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 22d 6h | 21,967 | 181K |
| 3 | Montgomery County, MD | June 23, 2015 13:00 | June 26, 2015 01:15 | 2d 12h | 20,436 | 205K |
| 4 | St. Mary's County, MD | September 22, 2015 13:00 | September 22, 2015 17:00 | 4h | 20,346 | 12K |
| 5 | Baltimore County, MD | May 27, 2015 10:15 | June 7, 2015 01:30 | 10d 15h | 20,219 | 39K |
| 6 | Cecil County, MD | June 23, 2015 21:30 | June 27, 2015 08:30 | 3d 11h | 19,264 | 215K |
| 7 | Baltimore County, MD | June 7, 2015 02:15 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 22d 6h | 14,237 | 162K |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | June 29, 2015 11:00 | July 3, 2015 10:30 | 3d 23h | 13,355 | 91K |
| 9 | Cecil County, MD | June 1, 2015 06:15 | June 1, 2015 12:15 | 6h | 12,931 | 6,036 |
| 10 | Talbot County, MD | October 7, 2015 04:00 | October 7, 2015 07:45 | 3h 45m | 11,269 | 41K |
| 11 | Montgomery County, MD | December 12, 2015 13:15 | December 12, 2015 21:30 | 8h 15m | 10,616 | 3,043 |
| 12 | Harford County, MD | June 14, 2015 18:00 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 14d 15h | 10,298 | 165K |
| 13 | Charles County, MD | April 7, 2015 17:00 | April 8, 2015 02:15 | 9h 15m | 10,015 | 8,241 |
| 14 | Frederick County, MD | May 31, 2015 10:30 | May 31, 2015 17:30 | 7h | 9,606 | 18K |
| 15 | Montgomery County, MD | June 17, 2015 05:00 | June 22, 2015 08:15 | 5d 3h | 9,012 | 101K |
| 16 | St. Mary's County, MD | April 7, 2015 17:00 | April 7, 2015 19:00 | 2h | 8,653 | 5,612 |
| 17 | Frederick County, MD | June 18, 2015 20:30 | June 19, 2015 18:00 | 21h 30m | 8,410 | 10K |
| 18 | Anne Arundel County, MD | February 14, 2015 14:00 | February 18, 2015 07:00 | 3d 17h | 8,144 | 81K |
| 19 | Baltimore County, MD | March 12, 2015 05:45 | March 16, 2015 08:15 | 4d 2h | 7,637 | 26K |
| 20 | Baltimore city, MD | June 7, 2015 18:45 | June 27, 2015 07:30 | 19d 12h | 7,481 | 65K |
| 21 | Howard County, MD | June 20, 2015 15:45 | June 29, 2015 09:00 | 8d 17h | 7,405 | 39K |
| 22 | Talbot County, MD | October 2, 2015 01:15 | October 2, 2015 04:30 | 3h 15m | 7,164 | 17K |
| 23 | Cecil County, MD | October 16, 2015 01:45 | October 16, 2015 03:45 | 2h | 6,882 | 6,333 |
| 24 | Charles County, MD | July 20, 2015 12:30 | July 21, 2015 02:00 | 13h 30m | 6,660 | 6,358 |
| 25 | Anne Arundel County, MD | May 9, 2015 14:15 | May 16, 2015 04:30 | 6d 14h | 6,556 | 17K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Maryland's electricity customers in 2015; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2015 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.