Power outages in Cecil County, MD

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Delmarva Powerno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Choptank Electric Cooperative, Incno live feed
iThis utility doesn't publish outage data we can read automatically, so it isn't in our totals. Its own outage map has its current outages.
Serves this county, per federal utility records
iFrom EIA Form 861, the U.S. Energy Information Administration's yearly survey of every electric utility and the areas it serves.
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Outage history in Cecil County

2014–2025 record

Cecil County averaged 41 significant outages a year in 2023–2025, more than most Maryland counties.

In the 12 months to December 2025, there were 45. Half were over within 45 minutes; the longest lasted 19 hours, starting February 16, 2025.

The largest on record began March 14, 2017, with 19,271 customers out at once.

41significant outages a year (2023–2025)
iAt least 1% of the area's customers, and at least 100, without power at the same time. Outages less than 6 hours apart count as one.
1 hourtypical (median) length
iHalf of significant outages here ended sooner than this, and half lasted longer.
2.3 dayslongest on record (July 2022)
19,271most customers out at once
Largest events (start)Peak outLasted
iHow long this area stayed at or above the significant-outage line, not how long any one home was without power.
Customer-hours
iCustomers out multiplied by hours out, added up over the event. 1,000 customers out for 3 hours is 3,000 customer-hours.
March 14, 201719,2711.5 days261,184
June 23, 201519,2641.8 days213,912
March 2, 201818,9642.1 days231,844
March 11, 202216,5952 hours29,041
August 4, 202015,01533 hours163,634

Recorded outages from EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC BY 4.0).

iFrom EAGLE-I, Oak Ridge National Laboratory's record of utility outage data every 15 minutes since 2014 (CC BY 4.0). It covered about 9 in 10 U.S. customers.