2024 Maryland Power Outage Report
In 2024, the average Maryland customer went without power for about 2.8 hours, the 41st worst of 51 states (US average 11.2 hours). Figures from DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I, including major storm days.
Avg hrs / customer
2.8
vs prior year
▼ 22%
vs 2023
Customer-hours out
7.5M
Peak customers out
58,328
across the state at once
EAGLE-I coverage
n/a
of MD customers
Counties reporting
24
Maryland year over year
All 24 Maryland counties, 2024
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 | 6.6 | 90K | 13,588 | 3,947 | 444 |
| 2 | Baltimore city | 6.4 | 1.8M | 277,924 | 32,673 | 62 |
| 3 | Cecil County | 5.0 | 286K | 57,202 | 13,121 | 747 |
| 4 | Kent County | 4.0 | 44K | 10,903 | 2,851 | 466 |
| 5 | Allegany County | 4.0 | 130K | 32,504 | 4,133 | 556 |
| 6 | Calvert County | 3.4 | 135K | 39,458 | 4,044 | 720 |
| 7 | St. Mary's County | 3.3 | 184K | 55,898 | 12,061 | 888 |
| 8 | Carroll County | 3.3 | 233K | 71,073 | 4,256 | 493 |
| 9 | Baltimore County | 3.3 | 1.2M | 370,224 | 13,347 | 129 |
| 10 | Charles County | 2.9 | 213K | 73,494 | 5,332 | 973 |
| 11 | Somerset County | 2.8 | 41K | 14,318 | 1,294 | 441 |
| 12 | Harford County | 2.5 | 286K | 112,536 | 10,451 | 493 |
| 13 | Anne Arundel County | 2.4 | 604K | 253,751 | 13,045 | 264 |
| 14 | Dorchester County | 2.2 | 40K | 18,093 | 2,901 | 562 |
| 15 | Prince George's County | 2.0 | 716K | 349,773 | 47,482 | 508 |
| 16 | Caroline County | 2.0 | 36K | 17,587 | 1,888 | 496 |
| 17 | Frederick County | 1.9 | 253K | 132,173 | 5,705 | 714 |
| 18 | Washington County | 1.9 | 122K | 65,276 | 3,879 | 668 |
| 19 | Worcester County | 1.8 | 58K | 31,542 | 4,074 | 700 |
| 20 | Queen Anne's County | 1.8 | 46K | 26,465 | 1,535 | 628 |
| 21 | Howard County | 1.6 | 241K | 146,094 | 19,425 | 495 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 1.6 | 622K | 395,748 | 15,801 | 549 |
| 23 | Wicomico County | 1.4 | 86K | 61,546 | 5,841 | 760 |
| 24 | Talbot County | 1.4 | 40K | 29,180 | 2,191 | 465 |
Biggest Maryland outages of 2024
Up to 25 county outage episodes with the most customers out at once.
| # | County | Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Peak out | Customer-hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince George's County, MD | July 31, 2024 11:30 | August 3, 2024 07:30 | 2d 20h | 47,482 | 204K |
| 2 | Baltimore city, MD | July 29, 2024 09:15 | September 1, 2024 02:00 | 33d 16h | 32,673 | 960K |
| 3 | Howard County, MD | January 9, 2024 18:00 | January 16, 2024 23:15 | 7d 5h | 19,425 | 65K |
| 4 | Montgomery County, MD | July 14, 2024 07:15 | July 18, 2024 00:45 | 3d 17h | 15,801 | 79K |
| 5 | Baltimore city, MD | February 21, 2024 14:45 | February 26, 2024 13:15 | 4d 22h | 13,422 | 12K |
| 6 | Baltimore County, MD | January 3, 2024 13:00 | January 24, 2024 11:15 | 20d 22h | 13,347 | 186K |
| 7 | Cecil County, MD | July 16, 2024 23:45 | July 18, 2024 22:00 | 1d 22h | 13,121 | 145K |
| 8 | Anne Arundel County, MD | January 9, 2024 15:45 | January 24, 2024 10:15 | 14d 18h | 13,045 | 170K |
| 9 | St. Mary's County, MD | February 29, 2024 01:30 | February 29, 2024 11:15 | 9h 45m | 12,061 | 7,311 |
| 10 | Baltimore County, MD | August 2, 2024 12:15 | August 22, 2024 06:45 | 19d 18h | 11,546 | 453K |
| 11 | Montgomery County, MD | November 26, 2024 11:15 | November 26, 2024 22:30 | 11h 15m | 11,339 | 11K |
| 12 | Montgomery County, MD | January 24, 2024 13:00 | January 25, 2024 04:00 | 15h | 11,160 | 9,600 |
| 13 | Baltimore County, MD | May 26, 2024 01:15 | July 24, 2024 08:45 | 59d 7h | 10,881 | 206K |
| 14 | Harford County, MD | August 8, 2024 20:30 | August 12, 2024 07:30 | 3d 11h | 10,451 | 49K |
| 15 | Baltimore County, MD | April 2, 2024 14:00 | April 7, 2024 12:00 | 4d 22h | 7,918 | 56K |
| 16 | Anne Arundel County, MD | September 4, 2024 20:45 | September 17, 2024 03:00 | 12d 6h | 7,440 | 11K |
| 17 | Montgomery County, MD | August 13, 2024 10:15 | September 13, 2024 09:00 | 30d 22h | 7,099 | 48K |
| 18 | Montgomery County, MD | April 8, 2024 12:45 | April 9, 2024 10:00 | 21h 15m | 6,750 | 1,827 |
| 19 | Anne Arundel County, MD | June 21, 2024 10:30 | July 8, 2024 10:15 | 16d 23h | 6,348 | 71K |
| 20 | Prince George's County, MD | November 21, 2024 01:30 | November 22, 2024 03:00 | 1d 1h | 6,216 | 16K |
| 21 | Anne Arundel County, MD | July 31, 2024 13:15 | August 16, 2024 10:30 | 15d 21h | 6,044 | 81K |
| 22 | Wicomico County, MD | June 26, 2024 19:45 | June 27, 2024 22:00 | 1d 2h | 5,841 | 19K |
| 23 | Baltimore city, MD | May 24, 2024 09:15 | July 29, 2024 07:30 | 65d 22h | 5,769 | 320K |
| 24 | Frederick County, MD | August 7, 2024 23:00 | August 11, 2024 04:45 | 3d 5h | 5,705 | 32K |
| 25 | Prince George's County, MD | January 9, 2024 14:15 | January 12, 2024 02:45 | 2d 12h | 5,544 | 59K |
EAGLE-I tracked about n/a of Maryland's electricity customers in 2024; outages at utilities it does not see are not counted. Hours per customer divide outage customer-minutes by modeled county customers.
Part of the 2024 US Power Outage Report.
Data from DOE EAGLE-I, every source we read.