2017 Maryland Power Outage Report
In 2017, the average Maryland customer went without power for about 1.9 hours — the 37th worst of any US state that year, below the state's decade average. Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I.
Avg hrs / customer
1.9
Peak customers out
23,507
Rank (worst state)
37th
Counties affected
20
Maryland outages over the decade
Average hours without power per customer, 2017 highlighted.
Hardest-hit Maryland counties in 2017
By peak customers out during the year's worst event.
1Baltimore County23,5072Cecil County19,2713Worcester County18,5364Charles County14,1085St. Mary's County10,9616Queen Anne's County8,9147Prince George's County8,4998Montgomery County7,9489Baltimore city7,70110Anne Arundel County7,52911Wicomico County6,43812Dorchester County5,61113Frederick County5,42814Caroline County4,75415Calvert County3,83616Talbot County3,01117Somerset County2,96718Harford County2,53619Washington County2,47320Howard County2,468
Biggest Maryland outages of 2017
| County | Began | Peak customers out |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore County | August 2, 2017 | 23,507 |
| Cecil County | March 14, 2017 | 19,271 |
| Worcester County | January 3, 2017 | 18,536 |
| Worcester County | February 8, 2017 | 18,210 |
| Cecil County | May 1, 2017 | 15,223 |
| Charles County | February 25, 2017 | 14,108 |
| St. Mary's County | May 25, 2017 | 10,961 |
| Charles County | March 14, 2017 | 10,932 |
| Queen Anne's County | July 24, 2017 | 8,914 |
| Prince George's County | March 1, 2017 | 8,499 |
Part of the 2017 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.