Maryland: official power outage sources

If your power is out

1. Stay away from downed lines and anything touching them. Call 911.
2. Report it to your own utility. The name and outage phone number are on your electric bill. Do not assume a neighbor has reported it.
3. Check your utility's outage page for the area affected and any restoration estimate. Only your utility can give that estimate.

More on staying safe during an outage

Utility outage pages

Each link covers only that utility's own customers. If your provider is not listed here, use the directories in the next section.

• BGE Outage page outagemap.bge.com
• Potomac Edison (FirstEnergy Maryland/West Virginia) Outage page outages-mdwv.firstenergycorp.com
• SMECO Outage page outagemap.smeco.coop
• Choptank Electric Cooperative Outage page choptank.maps.sienatech.com
• Somerset Rural Electric Cooperative Utility website Serves northwestern Garrett County. somersetrec.com

Official state sources

Use these to find out which utility serves an address, to reach the regulator, and to follow state emergency information.

• Maryland Public Service Commission: current outage information Regulator Links to outage pages for the main utilities, including Pepco, Delmarva Power and Easton. psc.maryland.gov
• Maryland Power Outage map State outage page Shows affected electric customers (not people) by county and ZIP code. It leaves out the city utility in Hagerstown. mdgeodata.md.gov
• Maryland Department of Emergency Management: power outages Provider directory Includes smaller providers. Some names may be out of date. mdem.maryland.gov
• Maryland Department of Emergency Management Emergency management mdem.maryland.gov
• National Weather Service Weather alerts Enter your town or ZIP code for current watches and warnings. A weather warning is not an outage prediction. weather.gov

Good to know in Maryland

• The state outage map leaves out the city utility in Hagerstown. Hagerstown customers should contact their utility directly.
• Customers of Berlin, Thurmont, Williamsport, Somerset and A&N Electric Cooperative (including Smith Island) should check with their own provider.
• The company named as your electricity supplier on your bill may not be the company that fixes outages. Report outages to the utility that delivers your power.
• A restoration time from a utility is an estimate and can change. County totals do not tell you when your own power will return.

The wider grid

Regional grid organizations and balancing areas that cover all or part of Maryland: PJM. They balance supply and demand on the high-voltage system. Their alerts describe the regional system, not an outage on your street. How the pieces fit together