2019 Maryland Power Outage Report
In 2019, the average Maryland customer went without power for about 2.6 hours, the 33rd worst of 51 states (US average 4.6 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.6
vs prior year
▼ 53%
vs 2018
Customer-hours out
6.9M
Peak customers out
56,015
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
97%
of MD customers
Counties reporting
24
Maryland year over year
All 24 Maryland counties, 2019
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 | 33.6 | 456K | 13,588 | 8,670 | 418 |
| 2 | Allegany County | 15.0 | 488K | 32,504 | 6,327 | 622 |
| 3 | Cecil County | 3.9 | 221K | 57,202 | 5,189 | 816 |
| 4 | Carroll County | 3.5 | 250K | 71,073 | 4,524 | 613 |
| 5 | Frederick County | 3.3 | 439K | 132,173 | 6,196 | 809 |
| 6 | Somerset County | 3.2 | 46K | 14,318 | 2,935 | 436 |
| 7 | Washington County | 2.8 | 185K | 65,276 | 4,247 | 732 |
| 8 | St. Mary's County | 2.7 | 149K | 55,898 | 6,830 | 857 |
| 9 | Baltimore city | 2.7 | 739K | 277,924 | 8,335 | 297 |
| 10 | Baltimore County | 2.4 | 902K | 370,224 | 16,929 | 198 |
| 11 | Howard County | 2.4 | 355K | 146,094 | 9,812 | 508 |
| 12 | Charles County | 2.4 | 178K | 73,494 | 6,525 | 1,002 |
| 13 | Harford County | 2.3 | 263K | 112,536 | 5,241 | 515 |
| 14 | Worcester County | 2.3 | 72K | 31,542 | 5,135 | 777 |
| 15 | Anne Arundel County | 2.0 | 505K | 253,751 | 37,786 | 337 |
| 16 | Queen Anne's County | 1.9 | 49K | 26,465 | 7,181 | 596 |
| 17 | Prince George's County | 1.8 | 640K | 349,773 | 8,764 | 519 |
| 18 | Calvert County | 1.8 | 72K | 39,458 | 1,971 | 720 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 1.8 | 718K | 395,748 | 23,950 | 686 |
| 20 | Caroline County | 1.8 | 31K | 17,587 | 5,105 | 497 |
| 21 | Dorchester County | 1.6 | 30K | 18,093 | 3,681 | 576 |
| 22 | Wicomico County | 1.1 | 71K | 61,546 | 3,360 | 834 |
| 23 | Kent County | 0.9 | 10K | 10,903 | 1,555 | 191 |
| 24 | Talbot County | 0.7 | 21K | 29,180 | 2,852 | 480 |
Biggest Maryland outages of 2019
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Arundel County, MD | April 25, 2019 10:30 | April 26, 2019 03:45 | 17h 15m | 37,786 | 14K |
| 2 | Montgomery County, MD | May 23, 2019 11:00 | May 25, 2019 03:45 | 1d 16h | 23,950 | 84K |
| 3 | Baltimore County, MD | July 17, 2019 06:45 | July 18, 2019 01:30 | 18h 45m | 16,929 | 43K |
| 4 | Montgomery County, MD | October 31, 2019 12:45 | November 3, 2019 00:15 | 2d 11h | 12,705 | 38K |
| 5 | Baltimore County, MD | July 27, 2019 19:00 | August 15, 2019 07:30 | 18d 12h | 12,686 | 72K |
| 6 | Baltimore County, MD | July 18, 2019 02:15 | July 27, 2019 18:15 | 9d 16h | 11,787 | 195K |
| 7 | Baltimore County, MD | May 28, 2019 08:00 | June 12, 2019 06:30 | 14d 22h | 10,744 | 98K |
| 8 | Howard County, MD | May 20, 2019 21:30 | May 26, 2019 03:15 | 5d 5h | 9,812 | 54K |
| 9 | Prince George's County, MD | January 11, 2019 06:45 | January 12, 2019 07:30 | 1d | 8,764 | 10K |
| 10 | Garrett County, MD | December 16, 2019 23:45 | December 21, 2019 20:00 | 4d 20h | 8,670 | 255K |
| 11 | Baltimore city, MD | February 7, 2019 00:30 | February 7, 2019 00:45 | 15m | 8,335 | 2,084 |
| 12 | Howard County, MD | October 5, 2019 17:15 | October 11, 2019 09:45 | 5d 16h | 8,214 | 6,940 |
| 13 | Baltimore city, MD | August 6, 2019 09:30 | August 12, 2019 09:00 | 5d 23h | 8,212 | 50K |
| 14 | Anne Arundel County, MD | May 2, 2019 18:30 | May 7, 2019 08:30 | 4d 14h | 8,198 | 15K |
| 15 | Prince George's County, MD | May 22, 2019 09:30 | May 25, 2019 05:00 | 2d 19h | 8,090 | 41K |
| 16 | Prince George's County, MD | August 20, 2019 11:30 | August 22, 2019 08:15 | 1d 20h | 7,991 | 19K |
| 17 | Anne Arundel County, MD | August 22, 2019 10:15 | August 26, 2019 08:00 | 3d 21h | 7,974 | 31K |
| 18 | Prince George's County, MD | July 16, 2019 09:00 | July 21, 2019 06:15 | 4d 21h | 7,907 | 49K |
| 19 | Prince George's County, MD | July 6, 2019 12:00 | July 7, 2019 22:15 | 1d 10h | 7,855 | 17K |
| 20 | Baltimore city, MD | May 29, 2019 11:00 | June 4, 2019 17:45 | 6d 6h | 7,682 | 74K |
| 21 | Queen Anne's County, MD | October 11, 2019 13:00 | October 11, 2019 18:30 | 5h 30m | 7,181 | 1,800 |
| 22 | Prince George's County, MD | October 31, 2019 19:30 | November 8, 2019 01:45 | 7d 6h | 7,017 | 25K |
| 23 | St. Mary's County, MD | February 20, 2019 12:30 | February 21, 2019 04:00 | 15h 30m | 6,830 | 4,035 |
| 24 | Charles County, MD | September 11, 2019 21:00 | September 12, 2019 01:45 | 4h 45m | 6,525 | 6,764 |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | July 2, 2019 11:00 | July 6, 2019 08:00 | 3d 21h | 6,378 | 48K |
EAGLE-I tracked about 97% of Maryland's electricity customers in 2019; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2019 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.