Electric companies in Calvert County, Maryland
Calvert County, MD ranks 2nd of 23 Maryland counties for the newest homes (median year built 1990). Calvert County, MD has 93,791 residents. Calvert County, MD: 2 utilities listed by EIA.
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Calvert County, MD on the map
Calvert County, MD darker: more storm events
Electric utilities in Calvert County, MD
| Utility listed for Calvert County, MD | Type | Home accounts in Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc in Calvert County, MD | Cooperative | 160,882 |
| Baltimore Gas & Electric Co in Calvert County, MD | Investor Owned | 1,214,100 |
Plans from retail suppliers are not in public data, so no plan prices are shown. The listed utilities deliver the power, and which one serves your street depends on the address.
Housing and heating in Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD: 11,010 of 35,960 homes were built before 1980 and 9,419 in 2000 or later. Calvert County, MD has 31,163 detached houses, 1,826 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 317 mobile homes, and 4,301 of 33,485 households rent.
Age of homes in Calvert County, MD
% of homes by decade built, Calvert County, MD
- 4pre-40
- 340s
- 450s
- 460s
- 1570s
- 1980s
- 2490s
- 1700s
- 810s
- 120+
Heating fuel in Calvert County, MD
| Calvert County, MD | Value | State median | Gap | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County, MD, median year built | 1990 | 1983 | +7 years | 2 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, built before 1980 | 30.6% | 45.2% | -14.6 points | 20 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, built 2000 or later | 26.2% | 21.8% | +4.4 points | 8 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, detached houses | 86.7% | 70.6% | +16.0 points | 1 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, apartments in 5+ unit buildings | 5.1% | 11.5% | -6.4 points | 22 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, mobile homes | 0.9% | 2.7% | -1.9 points | 18 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, renter households | 12.8% | 27.4% | -14.5 points | 23 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, median home value | $440,200 | $367,300 | +$72,900 | 5 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, median gross rent a month | $1,701 | $1,370 | +$331 | 7 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, people per household | 2.78 | 2.57 | +0.21 | 1 of 23 |
Facts about Calvert County, MD
- Residents of Calvert County, MD, ACS 2023
- 93,79114 of 23 Maryland counties
- Households in Calvert County, MD
- 33,4852.80 people each
- Owner-occupied homes in Calvert County, MD
- 87.2%29,184 owner and 4,301 renter households
- Median household income in Calvert County, MD
- $132,0592 of 23 Maryland counties
- Housing units in Calvert County, MD
- 35,9602,475 vacant or seasonal, 6.9% of the units
- Homes heated by electricity in Calvert County, MD
- 72.4%24,243 homes, 1 of 23 Maryland counties
- Utilities listed for Calvert County, MD
- 22 with a home price: Southern Maryland Elec Coop Inc, Baltimore Gas & Electric Co
- ZIP areas touching Calvert County, MD
- 1320615 to 20754
- Outage-linked storm events in Calvert County, MD
- 192NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025
- Homes built before 1980 in Calvert County, MD
- 30.6%median year built 1990
- Flood claims in Calvert County, MD
- 78NFIP 2015 to 2025, $913K paid
- Home energy burden in Calvert County, MD
- 2.0%$2,190 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)
Electricity price since 2015 in Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD has no price series of its own. Calvert County, MD: the Maryland average was 13.82 ¢/kWh in 2015. Calvert County, MD: 17.86 ¢ in 2024, 29% up. Calvert County, MD: against 30% up for the U.S. average.
Calvert County, MD: a 929 kWh month at the Maryland price. Calvert County, MD: $128 in 2015, $166 in 2024. Calvert County, MD: $1,991 a year, 1.5% of the $132,059 median income.
Calvert: 10 yearly prices
| Year | Maryland average | Calvert: Gap to U.S. average |
|---|---|---|
| 2015, Calvert | 13.82 | +1.17 |
| 2016, Calvert | 14.23 | +1.68 |
| 2017, Calvert | 13.96 | +1.07 |
| 2018, Calvert | 13.30 | +0.43 |
| 2019, Calvert | 13.12 | +0.11 |
| 2020, Calvert | 13.01 | -0.14 |
| 2021, Calvert | 13.12 | -0.54 |
| 2022, Calvert | 14.46 | -0.58 |
| 2023, Calvert | 16.60 | +0.60 |
| 2024, Calvert | 17.86 | +1.38 |
Calvert County, MD: EIA-861 home prices, 2015 to 2024, not a Calvert County, MD price.
CSVCost of living with electricity in Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD: electricity $2,190 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $2,944, 2.0% of $144,050 income. 33,284 households in Calvert County, MD spend about $72.9 million a year on electricity and $98.0 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Calvert County, MD ($30,346 a year) spend 7.2% of income, 3.5 times the all-home figure.
Energy burden in Calvert County, MD
| Calvert County, MD | Homes | Income | Power | Gas | Other | Burden |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County, MD, all households | 33,284 | $144,050 | $2,190 | $409 | $345 | 2.0% |
| Calvert County, MD, lower income | 5,777 | $30,346 | $1,708 | $264 | $223 | 7.2% |
| Calvert County, MD, owners | 28,671 | $156,151 | $2,339 | $443 | $379 | 2.0% |
| Calvert County, MD, renters | 4,613 | $68,842 | $1,265 | $194 | $132 | 2.3% |
Outage risk in Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 192 in all, 204.7 per 100,000 residents of 93,791, rank 14 of 23 Maryland counties. Property damage in Calvert County, MD: $1.6M.
Events by year in Calvert County, MD
events a year, Calvert County, MD
- 24'15
- 16'16
- 17'17
- 16'18
- 29'19
- 24'20
- 12'21
- 18'22
- 4'23
- 10'24
- 22'25
Events by type
| Calvert County, MD | FEMA | Score | Rank | Events | Peak | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County, MD, thunderstorm and high wind | Relatively Low | 48.6 | 15 of 23 | 138 | 2015 (21) | $562K |
| Calvert County, MD, tornado | Very Low | 17.3 | 21 of 23 | 2 | 2020 (2) | $250K |
| Calvert County, MD, hurricane and tropical storm | Relatively Moderate | 81.7 | 13 of 23 | 1 | 2020 (1) | $750K |
| Calvert County, MD, ice storm | Relatively Low | 39.6 | 16 of 23 | 2 | 2015 (1) | $0 |
| Calvert County, MD, winter storm and heavy snow | Relatively Low | 53.2 | 20 of 23 | 12 | 2015 (2) | $0 |
| Calvert County, MD, heat wave | Relatively Low | 68.5 | 14 of 23 | 37 | 2019 (7) | $0 |
Flood claims and flood insurance in Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD: 78 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $913K paid, median paid claim $8,823.
699 of 35,014 residential structures in Calvert County, MD carry an NFIP contract. 751 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Calvert County, MD on 8 Sep 2026. Calvert County, MD lists 47 repetitive-loss properties.
Calvert County, MD: claims history, not an outage count.
Flood claims by year in Calvert County, MD
flood claims a year, Calvert County, MD
- 5'15
- <5'16
- <5'17
- 8'18
- 5'19
- 14'20
- 33'21
- <5'22
- <5'23
- <5'24
- <5'25
| Calvert County, MD | Value | Median county | Rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County, MD, claims 2015-2025 | 78 | — | 16 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, paid 2015-2025 | $913K | — | 15 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, median paid claim | $8,823 | — | — |
| Calvert County, MD, claims per 1,000 homes | 2.2 | 1.9 | 8 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, homes with flood insurance | 2.0% | 1.2% | 9 of 24 |
| Calvert County, MD, policies in force | 751 | — | — |
| Calvert County, MD, repetitive-loss properties | 47 | — | — |
Calvert County, MD: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.
Calvert County, MD: flood claims by state, flood hub.
Climate and electric heating in Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD totals 4,164 heating degree days and 1,290 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).
For heating, Calvert County, MD is the 16th coldest of 23 counties in Maryland: 4,164 against a median of 4,349. For cooling, Calvert County, MD is the 7th hottest: 1,290 against a median of 1,230.
Calvert County, MD runs furnace and air conditioner, 2,874 degree days apart.
Calvert County, MD: 3,845 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 4,164 on the normal, 8% under.
Calvert County, MD: electricity heats 72.4% of 33,485 homes, in a county with 4,164 heating degree days in a normal year.
| Calvert County, MD | Value | MD median county | Calvert County, MD, rank (1 = highest) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvert County, MD, heating degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 4,164 | 4,349 | 16 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, heating degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 3,845 | 4,111 | 17 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, cooling degree days, 1991-2020 normal | 1,290 | 1,230 | 7 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, cooling degree days, 2016-2025 mean | 1,440 | 1,359 | 7 of 23 |
| Calvert County, MD, electric heating, ACS 2019-2023 | 72.4% | 51.7% | 1 of 23 |
Calvert County, MD: ACS B25040, 33,485 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.
Analyst note on Calvert County, MD
Household income in Calvert County, MD is $132,059; 29,184 of its 33,485 households own. 24,243 of the 33,485 homes in Calvert County, MD heat with electricity. Calvert County, MD touches 13 ZIP areas, 20615 to 20754, about 7,215 residents each.
Calvert County, MD counts 93,791 residents in 33,485 households. Calvert County, MD has 35,960 housing units, 2,475 (6.9%) vacant or seasonal, and 4,301 rented homes. Calvert County, MD logged 192 storm events for its 93,791 residents.
The median home in Calvert County, MD dates from 1990. Homes in Calvert County, MD pay $2,190 a year for electricity.
Bill and heat pump calculator, Calvert County, MD
Compare Calvert County, MD with its neighbours
- St. Mary's County sits 20 miles south of Calvert County, MD, with 114,372 residents against 93,791 there, 229 storm events against 192, median home built 1992 against 1990, energy burden 2.2% against 2.0%, income $114,580 against $132,059.
- Talbot County sits 26 miles northeast of Calvert County, MD, with 37,707 residents against 93,791 there, 124 storm events against 192, median home built 1982 against 1990, energy burden 2.4% against 2.0%, income $84,378 against $132,059.
- Charles County sits 25 miles west of Calvert County, MD, with 168,710 residents against 93,791 there, 252 storm events against 192, median home built 1990 against 1990, energy burden 2.2% against 2.0%, income $120,592 against $132,059.
- Anne Arundel County sits 32 miles north of Calvert County, MD, with 590,936 residents against 93,791 there, 321 storm events against 192, median home built 1983 against 1990, energy burden 1.6% against 2.0%, income $120,324 against $132,059.
- Dorchester County sits 27 miles east of Calvert County, MD, with 32,612 residents against 93,791 there, 89 storm events against 192, median home built 1973 against 1990, energy burden 3.4% against 2.0%, income $60,495 against $132,059.
ZIP codes in Calvert County, MD
- 20615
- 20629
- 20639
- 20657
- 20676
- 20678
- 20685
- 20688
- 20689
- 20714
- 20732
- 20736
- 20754
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Questions on Calvert County, MD
Calvert County, MD: what do homes pay for electricity?
No single price in Calvert County, MD: 2 utilities deliver power and homes pick a plan. Maryland average 17.86 cents per kWh, $166 a month at 929 kWh.
Calvert County, MD: how many homes heat with electricity?
Calvert County, MD: 24,243 of 33,485 occupied homes, 72.4%, rank 1 of 23.
Calvert County, MD: median household income?
$132,059 in Calvert County, MD, rank 2 of 23; 93,791 residents, 33,485 households.
Calvert County, MD: outage-linked storms since 2015?
Calvert County, MD: 192 NWS events, peak year 2019.
Calvert County, MD: flood insurance claims since 2015?
Calvert County, MD: 78 NFIP flood claims, $913K paid, 2.2 per 1,000 homes, 2.0% of homes insured.
How old are the homes in Calvert County, MD?
Calvert County, MD: median home built 1990; 30.6% predate 1980, 86.7% detached, 5.1% in 5+ unit buildings.
Calvert County, MD: share of income for energy?
Calvert County, MD homes spend $2,190 a year on electricity, $2,944 on all energy: 2.0% of $144,050; 7.2% for lower incomes.