2016 Maryland Power Outage Report
In 2016, the average Maryland customer went without power for about 2.2 hours, the 28th worst of 49 states (US average 3.8 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.2
vs prior year
▲ 9%
vs 2015
Customer-hours out
5.9M
Peak customers out
49,893
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of MD customers
Counties reporting
24
Maryland year over year
All 24 Maryland counties, 2016
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 | 5.4 | 73K | 13,588 | 3,170 | 422 |
| 2 | Cecil County | 4.9 | 277K | 57,202 | 11,139 | 855 |
| 3 | Worcester County | 4.8 | 152K | 31,542 | 10,904 | 836 |
| 4 | Somerset County | 4.4 | 62K | 14,318 | 4,306 | 443 |
| 5 | Kent County | 3.3 | 36K | 10,903 | 3,068 | 121 |
| 6 | Howard County | 3.3 | 476K | 146,094 | 23,403 | 516 |
| 7 | Caroline County | 3.1 | 54K | 17,587 | 5,519 | 480 |
| 8 | Talbot County | 2.7 | 80K | 29,180 | 11,268 | 466 |
| 9 | Dorchester County | 2.7 | 49K | 18,093 | 4,138 | 515 |
| 10 | Queen Anne's County | 2.7 | 70K | 26,465 | 3,129 | 667 |
| 11 | Allegany County | 2.5 | 81K | 32,504 | 3,572 | 579 |
| 12 | Prince George's County | 2.3 | 800K | 349,773 | 24,875 | 562 |
| 13 | Montgomery County | 2.1 | 848K | 395,748 | 28,861 | 678 |
| 14 | Frederick County | 2.1 | 281K | 132,173 | 8,627 | 825 |
| 15 | Carroll County | 2.1 | 147K | 71,073 | 4,621 | 644 |
| 16 | Anne Arundel County | 2.1 | 521K | 253,751 | 10,225 | 301 |
| 17 | Baltimore city | 1.9 | 533K | 277,924 | 5,422 | 421 |
| 18 | Calvert County | 1.9 | 75K | 39,458 | 2,802 | 679 |
| 19 | Baltimore County | 1.8 | 675K | 370,224 | 7,789 | 287 |
| 20 | Charles County | 1.7 | 128K | 73,494 | 5,476 | 876 |
| 21 | St. Mary's County | 1.7 | 96K | 55,898 | 3,650 | 855 |
| 22 | Wicomico County | 1.7 | 102K | 61,546 | 3,624 | 940 |
| 23 | Harford County | 1.6 | 177K | 112,536 | 9,469 | 534 |
| 24 | Washington County | 1.1 | 71K | 65,276 | 2,070 | 677 |
Biggest Maryland outages of 2016
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montgomery County, MD | June 6, 2016 09:30 | June 7, 2016 03:00 | 17h 30m | 28,861 | 54K |
| 2 | Prince George's County, MD | April 29, 2016 05:00 | April 30, 2016 21:00 | 1d 16h | 24,875 | 49K |
| 3 | Howard County, MD | June 21, 2016 11:15 | June 23, 2016 10:00 | 1d 22h | 23,403 | 253K |
| 4 | Talbot County, MD | August 21, 2016 11:15 | August 21, 2016 15:45 | 4h 30m | 11,268 | 20K |
| 5 | Cecil County, MD | October 24, 2016 18:30 | October 25, 2016 00:00 | 5h 30m | 11,139 | 7,398 |
| 6 | Prince George's County, MD | August 14, 2016 10:45 | August 21, 2016 03:00 | 6d 16h | 11,126 | 62K |
| 7 | Worcester County, MD | May 23, 2016 12:45 | May 23, 2016 16:15 | 3h 30m | 10,904 | 5,414 |
| 8 | Prince George's County, MD | February 28, 2016 10:30 | February 29, 2016 02:45 | 16h 15m | 10,573 | 27K |
| 9 | Montgomery County, MD | June 21, 2016 11:15 | June 23, 2016 10:00 | 1d 22h | 10,308 | 52K |
| 10 | Anne Arundel County, MD | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 21, 2016 05:15 | 8d 8h | 10,225 | 94K |
| 11 | Montgomery County, MD | April 3, 2016 02:00 | April 9, 2016 18:30 | 6d 16h | 9,729 | 51K |
| 12 | Prince George's County, MD | May 25, 2016 10:30 | May 28, 2016 03:30 | 2d 17h | 9,636 | 15K |
| 13 | Montgomery County, MD | August 13, 2016 14:00 | August 19, 2016 01:15 | 5d 11h | 9,511 | 96K |
| 14 | Harford County, MD | June 7, 2016 17:15 | June 10, 2016 17:30 | 3d | 9,469 | 24K |
| 15 | Prince George's County, MD | May 2, 2016 19:45 | May 4, 2016 05:00 | 1d 9h | 9,076 | 73K |
| 16 | Frederick County, MD | April 9, 2016 13:00 | April 9, 2016 15:15 | 2h 15m | 8,627 | 13K |
| 17 | Howard County, MD | July 30, 2016 20:00 | August 2, 2016 16:15 | 2d 20h | 8,499 | 26K |
| 18 | Cecil County, MD | June 8, 2016 15:00 | June 10, 2016 00:45 | 1d 9h | 8,415 | 20K |
| 19 | Harford County, MD | September 19, 2016 10:45 | September 19, 2016 22:30 | 11h 45m | 8,281 | 4,823 |
| 20 | Montgomery County, MD | November 29, 2016 12:15 | December 2, 2016 09:15 | 2d 21h | 7,912 | 13K |
| 21 | Montgomery County, MD | October 9, 2016 05:15 | October 10, 2016 06:15 | 1d 1h | 7,870 | 12K |
| 22 | Baltimore County, MD | August 12, 2016 20:45 | August 25, 2016 10:00 | 12d 13h | 7,789 | 82K |
| 23 | Baltimore County, MD | June 4, 2016 22:45 | June 15, 2016 07:45 | 10d 9h | 7,782 | 49K |
| 24 | Prince George's County, MD | September 2, 2016 08:45 | September 4, 2016 03:00 | 1d 18h | 7,735 | 5,573 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | June 7, 2016 06:30 | June 8, 2016 06:15 | 23h 45m | 7,687 | 3,376 |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Maryland's electricity customers in 2016; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2016 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.