Maryland major outage reports
Maryland is named in 36 DOE reports for 2014 to 2023, and Maryland ranks 35th of 51 by count and 40th per resident. Maryland runs below the U.S. average, at 5.8 per million people. Maryland peaked in 2014 with 7; severe weather and natural disasters lead with 42% of Maryland's reports. The largest customer count in a Maryland-only report is 474,019, dated 2 Mar 2018. Treat 36 as DOE-threshold filings, not every Maryland outage.
Maryland reports by year
Maryland filed 15 in 2014 to 2018 against 21 in 2019 to 2023, with 19% of the Maryland total landing in 2014.
Maryland reports a year
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What Maryland reports are about
| Cause | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Severe weather and natural disasters | 15 | 42% |
| Equipment failures and system operations | 11 | 31% |
| Physical attacks, vandalism and suspicious activity | 9 | 25% |
| All other groups | 1 | 3% |
| Type | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| System Operations | 10 | 28% |
| Severe Weather | 5 | 14% |
| Suspicious Activity | 5 | 14% |
| Weather or natural disaster | 4 | 11% |
| Public Appeal due to Severe Weather - Cold | 2 | 6% |
| Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 2 | 6% |
12 of the 36 Maryland reports also name another state, while 24 name Maryland alone.
Largest Maryland reports by customers affected
9 of 24 reports naming only Maryland list customers, and 9 list 50,000 or more. Tables on this page show those Maryland-only reports.
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2018 | Maryland | Severe Weather | 474,019 | — | 670 |
| 5 Feb 2014 | Baltimore, Maryland | Severe Weather - Ice | 181,000 | — | 800 |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Maryland: Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County | Severe Weather | 165,000 | — | 800 |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Maryland: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore, City of | Severe Weather | 75,500 | 8.0 h | — |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Maryland: Harford County | Weather or natural disaster | 61,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jul 2014 | Maryland | Severe Weather - Thunderstorms | 56,600 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Maryland: Montgomery County | Weather or natural disaster | 54,158 | 0.1 h | — |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Maryland | Weather or natural disaster | 53,630 | 2.6 days | — |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Maryland | Weather or natural disaster | 53,630 | — | — |
Longest Maryland reports
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2023 | Maryland | Weather or natural disaster | 53,630 | 2.6 days | — |
| 7 Oct 2021 | Maryland: Baltimore County | Vandalism | — | 2.0 days | — |
| 27 Jan 2014 | Maryland | Public Appeal due to Severe Weather - Cold | — | 30.7 h | — |
| 14 Apr 2016 | Maryland: Baltimore County | Sabotage | — | 27.9 h | — |
| 23 Jan 2014 | Maryland | Public Appeal due to Severe Weather - Cold | — | 19.9 h | — |
Latest Maryland reports on file
| Began | Area | Type | Customers | Length | MW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2023 | Maryland: Baltimore County | Suspicious activity | — | 1.8 h | — |
| 1 Aug 2023 | Maryland | Weather or natural disaster | 53,630 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Maryland: Montgomery County | Weather or natural disaster | 54,158 | 0.1 h | — |
| 29 Jul 2023 | Maryland | Weather or natural disaster | 53,630 | 2.6 days | — |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Maryland: Harford County | Weather or natural disaster | 61,000 | — | — |
| 6 Feb 2023 | Maryland | Suspicious Activity | — | — | — |
| 2 Feb 2023 | Maryland: Cecil County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.2 h | — |
| 4 Aug 2022 | Maryland: Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Baltimore, City of | Severe Weather | 75,500 | 8.0 h | — |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Maryland: Baltimore County, Carroll County, Harford County | Severe Weather | 165,000 | — | 800 |
| 11 Apr 2022 | Maryland: Calvert County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.1 h | — |
| 22 Mar 2022 | Maryland: Prince George's County | Suspicious Activity | — | 0.1 h | — |
| 16 Nov 2021 | Maryland: Baltimore County | System Operations | — | 0.7 h | — |
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Sources
DOE OE-417 files hold 36 Maryland reports; snapshot 9 Dec 2024, method.
Questions
How many Maryland reports are in the DOE files?
Maryland appears in 36 reports, 35th among states and DC, and 12 of them also name a second state.
Which Maryland report lists the most customers?
In Maryland-only reports the top customer count is 474,019, a Severe Weather report that began 2 Mar 2018 (Maryland).
What are typical OE-417 reports in Maryland?
The top DOE type in Maryland is System Operations; severe weather and natural disasters cover 42% of Maryland's reports.
Are outage reports in Maryland going up?
Maryland filed 15 in 2014 to 2018 against 21 in 2019 to 2023. The Maryland count may also reflect new filing habits.