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2016 Maryland Power Outage Report

In 2016, the average Maryland customer went without power for about 2.2 hours — the 28th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.

Avg hrs / customer
2.2
Peak customers out
28,861
Rank (worst state)
28th
Counties affected
20

Maryland outages over the decade

Average hours without power per customer, 2016 highlighted.

2.0h20152.2h20161.9h20175.5h20182.6h20192.2h20202.5h20215.5h20223.6h20232.8h20244.2h2025

Hardest-hit Maryland counties in 2016

By peak customers out during the year's worst event.

1Montgomery County28,8612Prince George's County24,8753Howard County23,4034Talbot County11,2685Cecil County11,1396Worcester County10,9047Anne Arundel County10,2258Harford County9,4699Frederick County8,62710Baltimore County7,78911Caroline County5,51912Charles County5,47613Baltimore city5,42214Carroll County4,62115Somerset County4,30616Dorchester County4,13817St. Mary's County3,65018Wicomico County3,62419Allegany County3,57220Garrett County3,170

Biggest Maryland outages of 2016

CountyBeganPeak customers out
Montgomery CountyJune 6, 201628,861
Prince George's CountyApril 29, 201624,875
Howard CountyJune 21, 201623,403
Talbot CountyAugust 21, 201611,268
Cecil CountyOctober 24, 201611,139
Prince George's CountyAugust 14, 201611,126
Worcester CountyMay 23, 201610,904
Prince George's CountyFebruary 28, 201610,573
Montgomery CountyJune 21, 201610,308
Anne Arundel CountyAugust 12, 201610,225
Maryland by year:20252024202320222021202020192018
Other states in 2016:NCWVSCVAMEFL

Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report. Source: DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I. “Avg hours per customer” is a SAIDI-like measure (outage customer-minutes ÷ tracked customers); coverage varies by year.